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TPTV Schedule July 13Thto July 19Th 2020 TPTV Schedule July 13th to July 19th 2020 Date Time Programme Synopsis Mon 13 01:40 The Party's Over 1965. Drama. Directed by Guy Hamilton. A controversial film of its time. A young Jul 20 American girl is caught up in the wild London scene. Starring Oliver Reed. Mon 13 03:30 Who Killed Frank 1932. Crime A crooked undertaker switches bodies to cover up a murder. Jul 20 Daniels Starring Zasu Pitts. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 13 04:50 Rudy Rudolph Documentary. Directed by Andrea Bettinetti. The life and career of Rudolph Jul 20 Valentino Valentino as the first ever pop-icon of the mass media era in the roaring 1920's. Mon 13 05:55 When Motorways Early footage of the M1. Jul 20 Were Fun Mon 13 06:00 Cast a Dark Shadow 1955. Thriller. Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Starring Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Jul 20 Lockwood, Kay Walsh & Kathleen Harrison. A clever fortune-hunter with a penchant for murder kills his elderly, rich wife. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 13 07:40 Man From Tangier 1957. Drama. Directed by Lance Comfort. Starring Robert Hutton, Lisa Gastoni & Jul 20 Martin Benson. Chuck Collins finds himself involved in a passport and forgery racket, just through taking the wrong coat! (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 13 09:00 Sir Francis Drake Bold Enterprise. 1961. Stars Terence Morgan, Jean Kent, Richard Pearson. Drake Jul 20 tries to persuade Elizabeth to let him raid Santo Domingo where the fort is not yet fully armed and is loaded with gold. Mon 13 09:30 Piccadilly Third Stop 1960. Drama. Directed by Wolf Rilla. Starring Terence Morgan, Yoko Tani & John Jul 20 Crawford. Morgan as a playboy petty thief looking for the big time & Crawford as a yank in London and bad tempered crook. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 13 11:15 Profile 1954. Drama directed by Francis Searle and starring John Bentley, Kathleen Jul 20 Byron and Thea Gregory. The editor of a magazine (John Bentley) is keen on the boss's daughter but her mother is keen on him. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 13 12:35 High Tide at Noon 1957. Drama. Directed by Philip Leacock. Stars: Betta St. John, Michael Craig, Jul 20 William Sylvester. Returning to Nova Scotia, Joanne Mackenzie's gambler husband squanders their savings. Mon 13 14:40 Barnacle Bill 1957. Comedy. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars Alec Guinness, Harry Locke, Jul 20 Frederick Piper & Donald Pleasence. A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 13 16:25 The Magnet 1950. Comedy. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars Stephen Murray, Kay Walsh, Jul 20 James Fox and Thora Hird. A boy steals a powerful magnet from a younger boy, which gets him into all sorts of trouble. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 13 18:00 Johnny Come Lately 1943. Drama. Directed by William K. Howard. Stars: James Cagney, Grace Jul 20 George & Marjorie Main. In 1906, a drifter arrives in Plattsville USA and takes over as editor of the local newspaper. Mon 13 20:00 Hannay Death with Due Notice. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Jul 20 Richards. A quiet break in the country turns into a weekend of murder when Hannay is targeted by a killer. (S1, E04) Mon 13 21:00 Special Branch Sounds Sinister. 1974. Stars: Derren Nesbitt, George Sewell & Moriss Perry. It's Jul 20 blackmail with a difference. Key public figures are having dirty linen washed in public by a pirate radio station. Mon 13 22:00 The Gentle Touch Rogue. 1980. Directed by David Askey. Stars Jill Gascoine, Moira Redmond & Jul 20 James Smillie. Maggie is offended when offered a bribe. But stranger offers are waiting around the corner. (S1, E06) Mon 13 23:00 Fools' Parade 1971. Comedy. Director Andrew V. McLaglen. Stars James Stewart, George Jul 20 Kennedy, Kurt Russel & Anne Baxter. Three ex-convicts hope to start a business with the money earnt behind bars. Date Time Programme Synopsis Tue 14 01:00 The Magic Christian 1969. Comedy. Directed by: Joseph McGrath. Stars: Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr. Jul 20 The richest man in the world stumbles across a young orphan and decides to adopt him. Tue 14 02:50 Subway in the Sky 1959. Drama. Directed by Muriel Box. Starring Hildegard Knef, Katherine Kath & Jul 20 Van Johnson. A military doctor is falsely accused of dealing illegal drugs. Can he prove his innocence? (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 14 04:35 Date With Disaster 1957. Crime drama directed by Charles Saunders and starring Tom Drake, Jul 20 William Hartnell and Shirely Eaton. One of the two owners of a car business plans to embezzle the company's funds. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 14 05:50 Fiddlers All 1941. A series of musical performance from Alfredo Campoli and His Tzigane Jul 20 Band, Mantovani and his Orchestra, Stanelli & His Hornchestra. Tue 14 06:00 Under A Cloud 1937. Drama. Directed by George King. A man returns from Australia and Jul 20 rescues his two children from shady encounters. Starring Edward Rigby & Betty Ann Davies. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 14 07:20 IWM: The True Glory Oscar winning documentary directed by Carol Reed & Garson Kanin about the Jul 20 (1945) Allied invasion of Europe. Commentary by Peter Ustinov, John Laurie, Jimmy Hanley and Richard Attenborough. Tue 14 09:00 William Tell The Prisoner. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. On Jul 20 his way to deliver a message to William Tell, a resistance man is captured and taken to a secluded fortress. Tue 14 09:30 Father's Doing Fine 1952. Comedy. Directed by Henry Cass. Stars Richard Attenborough, Heather Jul 20 Thatcher & Virginia Mckenna. Based on the play 'Little Lambs Eat Ivy', we follow an impoverished upper-class family. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 14 11:10 Appointment with 1946. Crime. Directed by John Harlow. Stars: William Hartnell, Raymond Lovell Jul 20 Crime and Robert Beatty. A British thief, released from prison for jewel theft, devises a plan for vengeance on his accomplices. Tue 14 12:55 Jig-Saw 'Careless Made in 1943 Starring Jimmy Hanley and Dinah Sheridan. Navy film from 1944 Jul 20 Talk Costs Lives' telling the dangers of careless talk which instigated the sinking of the ship Hibernia... and really did cost lives. Tue 14 13:15 Flight of the Doves 1971. Drama. Directed by Ralph Nelson. Stars Ron Moody, Jack Wild, Dorothy Jul 20 McGuire & Stanley Holloway. Two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, who is a master of disguises. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 14 15:15 The Hypnotist 1957. Drama. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Stars Roland Culver, Patricia Roc & Jul 20 Paul Carpenter. A test pilot is injured in a plane crash, following which his fiancee takes him to a psychiatrist Tue 14 17:00 Secret of the Incas 1954. Adventure. Directed by: Jerry Hopper. Stars: Charlton Heston, Robert Jul 20 Young, Nicole Maurey. Adventurer Harry Steele is on the trail of an ancient Incan artefact. Tue 14 19:00 The Man Who Finally 1963. Drama. Director Quentin Lawrence. Stars: Stanley Baker, Peter Cushing, Jul 20 Died Georgina Ward. A mysterious call summons Joe Newman to Bavaria in search of the father he believed dead for 20 years. Tue 14 21:00 Budgie In Deep. Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson & Lynn Dalby. Budgie is in the Jul 20 money. How can he hold on to it and how did he get it in the first place? Tue 14 22:00 The Man Who Could 1959. Horror. Directed by Terence Fisher Stars: Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, Jul 20 Cheat Death Christopher Lee. An artist in 1890 Paris stays young by periodically replacing a gland with that of a living person. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 14 23:45 What A Crazy World 1963. Musical. Directed by Michael Carreras. Stars Joe Brown, Susan Maughan, Jul 20 Harry H Corbett and Marty Wilde. An East End lad, Alf Hitchens, dreams of hitting the big time in the music business. Date Time Programme Synopsis Wed 15 01:30 His Excellency 1952. Comedy. Directed by Robert Hamer. Stars Eric Portman, Cecil Parker, Jul 20 Helen Cherry & Susan Stephen. A former trade union leader is sent to become the Governor of a Mediterranean island. Wed 15 03:10 Hot Target 1985. Drama. An American wife is seduced by a fellow American, but does she Jul 20 have another motive? Starring Simone Griffeth and Bryan Marshall. Wed 15 05:00 Target: The The Invisible Government. 1961. Stars Stephen McNally, Robert Harland & Harold Jul 20 Corruptors J. Stone. Investigative reporters Paul Marino & Jack Flood investigate various cases of industrial corruption. (S1, E4) Wed 15 06:00 Street Song 1935. Musical. Director: Bernard Vorhaus. Stars John Garrick, Rene Ray & Wally Jul 20 Patch. Lucy & her brother are struggling to make a go of their Soho pet shop, until Lucy meets Tom, a street singer. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 15 07:15 Meet Mr Callaghan 1954. Crime drama directed by Charles Saunders. Private detective Slim Jul 20 Callaghan (Derrick De Marney) is hired to find out why a rich uncle changed his will. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 15 09:00 The Adventures of Maid Marian. 1955. Stars Richard Greene, Victor Wool & Archie Duncan. Having Jul 20 Robin Hood ambushed the Sheriff's courier, Robin's life is placed in danger. Wed 15 09:30 Jet Storm 1959. Drama. Directed by Cy Endfield. Starring Richard Attenborough, Stanley Jul 20 Baker, Hermione Baddeley & Diane Cilento. A man who lost his daughter in a hit- &-Run accident tracks the man responsible. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 15 11:15 A Day Begins in A look at a day in Manchester in the 1960s Jul 20 Manchester (1960s) Wed 15 11:45 Jazz Boat 1960.
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