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TPTV Schedule Jan 6Th – Jan 12Th 2020 TPTV Schedule Jan 6th – Jan 12th 2020 Date Time Programme Synopsis Mon 06 00:55 The Go 1971. Drama. Director: Joseph Losey. Stars: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Jan 20 Between Leighton. A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside. Mon 06 03:15 Konga 1961. Action. Directed by John Lemont. Stars Michael Gough, Margo Johns, Jess Jan 20 Conrad & Claire Gordon. When Dr. Decker survives a plane crash in Africa, he returns home with Konga, a small chimpanzee. Mon 06 05:05 BFI: Terminus 1961. Drama. Directed by John Schlesinger. Iconic short of a day in the life of a Jan 20 London Railway Station. Mon 06 05:40 IWM: 1943. Documentary recording the efforts of workers to build a Wellington Bomber in Jan 20 Worker's 30 hours, Second World War, directed by Ray Elton. Weekend (1943) Mon 06 06:00 Stock Car 1955. Drama. After the death of her father while motor racing, the daughter (Rona Jan 20 Anderson) is dissuaded from selling his garage by fellow racer Larry (Paul Carpenter) who helps her run the garage (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 06 07:20 IWM: High 1958. Doc. Narrated by Orson Welles. European countries photographed from low- Jan 20 Journey flying aircraft with an evocative soundtrack, revealing ancient capitals and heritage (1958) sites. Mon 06 07:55 Crow Hollow 1952. Drama. Directed by Michael McCarthy. Starring Natasha Parry & Donald Jan 20 Houston. In a spooky mansion, one of three sinister spinsters tries to poison her nephew's wife to steal a large inheritance. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 06 09:15 The Captain's 1959. Comedy. Director: Jack Lee. Starring: John Gregson, Peggy Cummins and Jan 20 Table Donald Sinden. A ship's captain is promoted from steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Mon 06 11:00 June Allyson Once Upon a Knight of Arms Most Fair. Stars: June Allyson, James Mason and Jean Jan 20 Hagen. An Englishman in New York presents sellout lectures on Norman history. Mon 06 11:30 The Man 1953. Drama. Director: Carol Reed. Stars: James Mason, Claire Bloom & Hildegard Jan 20 Between Knef. After World War 2, Susanne Mallison travels to visit her older brother in Berlin. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 06 13:30 Ring-A-Ding 1962. Musical. Directed by Richard Lester. Stars Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas & John Jan 20 Rhythm! Leyton. (AKA: It's Trad Dad) Teens put on a festival to demonstrate the merits of traditional jazz & rock 'n' roll. Mon 06 15:05 Three Cases 1955. Crime. Three stories of murder and the supernatural. Starring Orson Welles, Jan 20 of Murder John Gregson & Elizabeth Sellars. Introduced by Eamonn Andrews. Directed by David Eady & George More O'Ferrall. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 06 17:05 Twice 'Round 1962. Drama. Directed by Gerald Thomas. Stars Juliet Mills, Donald Houston, Donald Jan 20 the Daffodils Sinden & Kenneth Williams. Male patients at a TB sanatorium must walk twice around the daffodils to be able to leave. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 06 18:55 SOS Titanic 1979. Drama. Directed by William Hale. Stars David Janssen, Cloris Leachman & Jan 20 Harry Andrews. In April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable R.M.S. Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. Mon 06 21:00 Special The Pleasure Of Your Company. 1970. Stars: Derren Nesbitt, Fulton Mackay, Morris Jan 20 Branch Perry. Inman meets the CIAs new man in London, Jordan meets an old friend from Moscow. Mon 06 22:00 Circus of Fear 1967. Drama. Director: John Llewellyn Moxey. Stars: Suzy Kendall, Christopher Lee, Jan 20 Anthony Newlands. Inspector Elliott of Scotland Yard visits a circus to investigate murder and theft. Mon 06 23:45 House of 1956. Drama. Director: Guy Green. Stars Michael Craig, Anton Diffring, Brenda De Jan 20 Secrets Banzie, Julia Arnall, Gerard Oury. Due to his resemblance to a known criminal, a Seaman is recruited by law enforcement Date Time Programme Synopsis Tue 07 01:45 IWM: 1960. Doc. An RAF recruiting/propaganda film built around the image of the English Jan 20 Streaked Electric/BAC Lightning fighter. Lightning (1960) Tue 07 01:50 God's Little 1958. Drama. Directed by Anthony Mann. Starring Robert Ryan, Tina Louise & Aldo Jan 20 Acre Ray. A poor farmer is obsessed with finding gold on his land supposedly buried by his grandfather. Tue 07 04:00 Up In The 1956. Comedy. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Norman Wisdom, Maureen Jan 20 World Swanson & Jerry Desmonde. A window cleaner works at a country estate where the owner's son is threatened by kidnappers. Tue 07 05:45 Olympic Glimpses. Short film showing exciting highlights of the races and pageantry at Jan 20 Winter Thrills Switzerland's 1948 Winter Olympics. 1948 - Glimpses Tue 07 06:00 Inquest 1940. Drama directed by Roy Boulting. A young widow accused of murder is Jan 20 defended by a distinguished QC. Stars Elizabeth Allan. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 07 07:15 You Pay Your 1957. Crime Drama. A rogue smuggler enters a murky world when his wife is Jan 20 Money kidnapped. Directed by Maclean Rogers. Starring Hugh McDermott, Jane Hylton and Honor Blackman. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 07 08:30 IWM: 166. Doc. Film record of aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show 1966. Jan 20 Farnborough (1966) Tue 07 08:50 Windom's 1957. Drama. Directed by Ronald Neame. Stars Peter Finch, Mary Ure, Natasha Parry, Jan 20 Way Robert Flemyng & Michael Hordern. A doctor's wife joins him at his remote practice to try and patch up their marriage Tue 07 11:00 June Allyson Slip of The Tongue. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of Jan 20 this dramatic anthology series. This episode guest stars Rossano Brazzi and Virginia Grey Tue 07 11:30 The Talk of 1942. Drama. Directed by George Stevens. Stars Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Jan 20 the Town Colman & Edgar Buchanan. An escaped prisoner and a stuffy law professor vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 07 13:55 When The 1947. Drama. Directed by Lawrence Huntington. Stars Patricia Roc, Rosamund John Jan 20 Bough Breaks & Bill Owen. A young mother hands over her baby to foster parents, but struggles to let go emotionally. Tue 07 15:35 Miracle in 1957. Romance. Director: Julian Amyes. Starring John Gregson, Belinda Lee, Cyril Jan 20 Soho Cusack and Peter Illing. Michael is an unhappy road worker, until he meets Julia, and 'the miracle' happens. Tue 07 17:35 River Beat 1954. Crime drama directed by Guy Green. A radio operator is duped into smuggling Jan 20 diamonds and is caught by Customs Detective Baker (John Bentley). Starring Phyllis Kirk and Bill Nagy. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 07 19:00 On the Night 1939. Drama. Directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst Stars: Ralph Richardson, Diana Jan 20 of the Fire Wynyard, and Romney Brent. A barber commits a theft, which leads to his involvement in blackmail and murder. Tue 07 21:00 Gideon's Way A Perfect Crime. Stars John Gregson Alexander Davion and Daphne Anderson. A Jan 20 stockbroker and safe-cracker join forces to pull jobs in wealthy homes. Tue 07 22:00 Operation 1959. Comedy. Directed by Gilbert Gunn. Stars Donald Sinden, Barbara Murray, Dora Jan 20 Bullshine Bryan & Carole Lesley. The ATS wife of an artillery lieutenant secretly joins her husband on the post. Tue 07 23:45 The 1975. Drama. Director: Michelangelo Antonioni. Stars Jack Nicholson, Maria Jan 20 Passenger Schneider, Jenny Runacre. A war correspondent, unable to find the war he's been asked to uncover chooses a risky path. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Date Time Programme Synopsis Wed 08 02:15 The Deep 1977. Adventure. Director: Peter Yates. Stars Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte & Dick Jan 20 Anthony Williams. In Bermuda, two amateur treasure-hunters run into criminals when uncovering a WW2 treasure. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 08 04:45 The Flying 1939. Comedy. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy join the foreign legion to get over Ollie's Jan 20 Deuces broken heart. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 08 06:00 Port of 1956. Crime drama directed by Anthony Young. Two men on the run hide out in a Jan 20 Escape Thames boat and take the woman owner hostage. Starring Bill Kerr, Googie Withers and Joan Hickson. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 08 07:35 The Steel Key 1953. Directed By Robert S. Baker and starring Terence Morgan, Joan Rice and Jan 20 Raymond Lovell. A professor working on a steel formula is murdered. Those after the formula will stop at nothing. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 08 09:00 IWM: The 1962. Doc. Exploring the construction and launch of the British-made Blue Streak Jan 20 Blue Streak rocket. Rocket (1962) Wed 08 09:20 Davy 1958. Comedy. Directed by Michael Relph. Starring Harry Secombe, Ron Randell and Jan 20 George Relph. Young Davy is the star of his family's touring act, but will he go it alone when stardom calls? (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 08 11:00 June Allyson Surprise Party. Stars: June Allyson, Myrna Loy, Shepperd Strudwick. A New Yorker is Jan 20 delayed on her way home by an ardent old-flame. Wed 08 11:30 Crooks 1962. Comedy. Directed by Ken Annakin. Stars Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter & Wilfrid Jan 20 Anonymous Hyde-White. Petty thief, Dandy Forsdyke, joins an unofficial organisation for reforming criminals. Wed 08 13:15 On the Fiddle 1961. Comedy. Directed by Cyril Frankel. Stars Alfred Lynch, Sean Connery & Cecil Jan 20 Parker. Tricked into joining the RAF, Horace Pope works up a lucrative racket in conning the RAF. Wed 08 15:15 It Should 1954.
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