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b WEEK 20: Sunday, 9 May - Saturday, 15 May 2021 - ALL MARKETS Start Consumer Closed Date Genre Title TV Guide Text Country of Origin Language Year Repeat Classification Subtitles Time Advice Captions Sharp of both suit and vocabulary, Bill Nighy (The Bookshop), is winningly deadpan as Scrabble-obsessed Merseyside tailor Alan, whose eldest son Michael stormed out of the house after a particularly heated round of the popular board game, never to return. Years later, Alan and his other son Peter (Sam Riley) continue the search while trying to repair their own strained 2021-05-09 0700 Comedy Sometimes Always Never UNITED KINGDOM English-100 2018 RPT PG a s Y relationship. Working from a witty and astute script by veteran screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce (The Railway Man, Goodbye Christopher Robin), Liverpudlian director Carl Hunter deploys a vivid visual style and striking production design to capture the shifting moods of a family who know plenty of words but struggle to communicate. An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with early dementia as he tries to remember both his final case and a mysterious woman whose memory haunts 2021-05-09 0840 Drama Mr Holmes UNITED KINGDOM English-100 2015 RPT PG a Y him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again. England, 1904. Henslowe Fisk (Jeremy Northam) and his ailing father, Horatio Fisk (Peter O’Toole), decide to go to a lecture given by the Swami Nala Prash 2021-05-09 1035 Comedy Dean Spanley (Art Malik) on reincarnation, called ‘The Transmigration of Souls’. While there, NEW ZEALAND English-100 2008 RPT PG they meet one Dean Spanley (Sam Neill) as well as Wrather (Bryan Brown), a self-described facilitator from the Colonies. The fantastic tale of an 18th century aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a The Adventures Of Baron little girl in their efforts to save a town from defeat by the Turks. Being 2021-05-09 1230 Fantasy UNITED KINGDOM English-100 2016 RPT PG Munchausen swallowed by a giant sea-monster, a trip to the moon, a dance with Venus and an escape from the Grim Reaper are only some of the improbable adventures. This star-studded version of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy maintains enormous amounts of charm. Jack and Algernon are two wealthy bachelors in love. Jack is in love with Gwendolyn, whilst Algernon is drawn to Jack’s ward, Cecily. Complications arise through Jack’s habit of presenting himself as Ernest, his The Importance Of Being imaginary brother, and Algernon’s use of Ernest’s name to simplify deceitful 2021-05-09 1450 Comedy UNITED KINGDOM English-100 1952 RPT G Y Earnest courtships. Thus, each of the girls believes she is engaged to Ernest, who in fact does not exist. Enter Gwendolen’s mother and matters become even more complicated! The stellar cast includes Michael Redgrave, Michael Dennison, Dame Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Dorothy Tutin, and Dame Margaret Rutherford. Based on the incredible true story of Joseph Ferdinand Cheval (Jacques Gamblin), comes the remarkable tale of a simple postman who spent 33 years crafting the magnificent 'Ideal Palace'. Everyday Cheval travels along the river Drome from village to village, quiet and alone he enjoys the solitude of his rounds, daydreaming about a world full of wonder he can only imagine 2021-05-09 1640 Biography The Ideal Palace BELGIUM French-100 2018 RPT PG a n Y through postcards. After his wife, Philomena (Laetitia Casta) gives birth to their daughter Alice, Cheval decides to build Alice a palace fit for a princess. With only his bare hands, his love for his daughter and the dedication of his wife, he starts carefully collecting stones and begins building the historically classified monument. An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age. Europe, 20,000 years ago. While on his first hunt with his tribe's most elite group, a young man is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone - he must learn to 2021-05-09 1840 Action Adventure Alpha survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming USA English-100 2018 RPT PG a Y a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learn to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives. SBS World Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is on a slippery slope as a recovering addict. Movies On exit from rehab, it is recommended she stay with her mother, who has 2021-05-09 2030 Comedy Postcards From The Edge USA English-100 1990 RPT M l s Y Celebrates become a somewhat champion drinker herself. Suzanne therefore struggles to Mother's maintain her sobriety and her sanity in the company of Doris. Day SBS When a mentally disabled boy is arrested for the murder of a young girl in World rural South Korea, the case is quickly closed thanks to an inefficient lawyer and Movies an apathetic police force. It's left to the boy's widowed mother to find the 2021-05-09 2225 Mystery / Crime Mother SOUTH KOREA Korean-100 2009 RPT MA s v Y Celebrates girl's killer and to prove her son's innocence. Winner of three Asian Film Mother's Awards in 2010, including Best Film. Directed by Joon-ho Bong and stars Hye- Day ja Kim, Bin Won and Ku Jin. A cop-turned-bar-owner befriends a drunken woman at closing hours and finds himself pursued by her former lover and the thugs he employs. The 2021-05-09 2455 Drama Wild City HONG KONG Cantonese-100 2015 RPT MA v Y chase turns deadly when the bar owner's deadbeat brother and a suitcase full of cash enter the picture. Nikita's killer instincts as a ruthless street junkie make her the perfect assassin. French-50; Italian- 2021-05-09 2650 Thriller La Femme Nikita Recruited against her will by a secret government organisation, she's FRANCE 1990 RPT MA v Y 50 transformed into a sexy lethal weapon. England, 1904. Henslowe Fisk (Jeremy Northam) and his ailing father, Horatio Fisk (Peter O’Toole), decide to go to a lecture given by the Swami Nala Prash 2021-05-10 0500 Comedy Dean Spanley (Art Malik) on reincarnation, called ‘The Transmigration of Souls’. While there, NEW ZEALAND English-100 2008 RPT PG they meet one Dean Spanley (Sam Neill) as well as Wrather (Bryan Brown), a self-described facilitator from the Colonies. This star-studded version of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy maintains enormous amounts of charm. Jack and Algernon are two wealthy bachelors in love. Jack is in love with Gwendolyn, whilst Algernon is drawn to Jack’s ward, Cecily. Complications arise through Jack’s habit of presenting himself as Ernest, his The Importance Of Being imaginary brother, and Algernon’s use of Ernest’s name to simplify deceitful 2021-05-10 0655 Comedy UNITED KINGDOM English-100 1952 RPT G Y Earnest courtships. Thus, each of the girls believes she is engaged to Ernest, who in fact does not exist. Enter Gwendolen’s mother and matters become even more complicated! The stellar cast includes Michael Redgrave, Michael Dennison, Dame Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Dorothy Tutin, and Dame Margaret Rutherford. After visiting his father in Arkham Sanitarium, young Howard Lovecraft ignores 2021-05-10 0845 Animation Howard Lovecraft his father’s warning and uses the legendary Necronomicon to open a portal to CANADA English-100 2016 RPT PG h v a strange frozen world filled with horrifying creatures and grave danger. In 1882, a young Russian aristocrat goes on an epic adventure to find out what 2021-05-10 1015 Animation Long Way North DENMARK English-100 2015 RPT PG happened to her grandfather and save her family's reputation. When 13-year-old Jake's (Theo Taplitz) grandfather dies, his family moves from Manhattan back into his father's old Brooklyn home. There, Jake befriends the charismatic Tony (Michael Barbieri), whose single mother Leonor (Paulina Garcia), a dressmaker from Chile, runs the shop downstairs. 2021-05-10 1145 Drama Little Men USA English-100 2015 RPT PG a v Y Soon, Jake's parents Brian (Greg Kinnear) and Kathy (Jennifer Ehle) - one, a struggling actor, the other, a psychotherapist - ask Leonor to sign a new, steeper lease on her store. For Leonor, the proposed new rent is untenable, and a feud ignites between the adults. Sharp of both suit and vocabulary, Bill Nighy (The Bookshop), is winningly deadpan as Scrabble-obsessed Merseyside tailor Alan, whose eldest son Michael stormed out of the house after a particularly heated round of the popular board game, never to return. Years later, Alan and his other son Peter (Sam Riley) continue the search while trying to repair their own strained 2021-05-10 1320 Comedy Sometimes Always Never UNITED KINGDOM English-100 2018 RPT PG a s Y relationship. Working from a witty and astute script by veteran screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce (The Railway Man, Goodbye Christopher Robin), Liverpudlian director Carl Hunter deploys a vivid visual style and striking production design to capture the shifting moods of a family who know plenty of words but struggle to communicate. An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with early dementia as he tries to remember both his final case and a mysterious woman whose memory haunts 2021-05-10 1500 Drama Mr Holmes UNITED KINGDOM English-100 2015 RPT PG a Y him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.