What’s On Talking Pictures TV
Today Thursday 2 March 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Talking Pictures TV
today.
06:00
Honey West
S01E15
The private eye encounters an espionage plot
06:30
Francis of Assisi
Biopic of the saint, starring Bradford Dillman
1961 – History, Drama
Biopic of the saint, following his early years as the hedonistic son of a wealthy family and later a soldier, before he is inspired to devote his life to religion. Discovering an abandoned church, he organises its reconstruction, a task that inspires others and leads to his becoming the head of a religious order, devoted to a simple life of poverty. Starring Bradford Dillman and Dolores Hart
09:00
Black Saddle
S01E10
Clay’s latest client has a hidden agenda
09:30
Daddy Long Legs
Romantic musical, starring Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron
1955 – Drama, Music, Romance
An 18-year-old Frenchwoman falls in love with an older man, unaware he is the secret millionaire benefactor who saved her from a Paris orphanage and sponsored her education in America. Romantic musical, with Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron and Fred Clark
12:00
The Escape Artist
Crime comedy, starring Griffin O’Neal
1982 – Comedy, Crime, Drama
13:50
Behind The Camera: Peter Cushing
Documentary celebrating the birthday of the Hammer Horror icon
14:30
Crown Court
A secret of Lawrence’s is revealed to the court
15:00
Melvyn’s Talking Pictures
A look ahead to Bulldog Drummond at Bay
15:10
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Action adventure, starring John Lodge
1937 – Action, Thriller
16:45
Melvyn’s Talking Pictures
Melvyn Hayes previews next week’s film
16:55
Green for Danger
British comedy thriller, starring Alastair Sim
1946 – Crime, Mystery, Comedy
A Scotland Yard inspector investigates a series of mysterious deaths in the operating theatre of a Second World War emergency hospital – and formulates a cunning plan to reveal the identity of the ruthless killer. British comedy thriller, starring Alastair Sim, Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Leo Genn and Rosamund John
18:45
Shadow of Fear
Thriller, starring Paul Maxwell
1963 – Drama
20:00
The Saint
S03E01
A murder victim slips a mysterious package to a nurse
21:00
Justice
S02E13
A victim of several burglaries builds a deadly trap to protect his home
22:00
Steptoe and Son
Comedy, starring Harry H Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell
1972 – Comedy, Drama
Rag-and-bone man Harold breaks away from his father for long enough to marry a glamorous stripper – but makes the short-sighted decision of letting his dishevelled dad tag along on their honeymoon. Comedy based on the TV series, starring Harry H Corbett, Wilfrid Brambell, Carolyn Seymour and Victor Maddern
23:50
Cry of the City
Crime drama, starring Victor Mature
1948 – Crime, Drama
01:40
This Was a Woman
Crime drama, starring Sonia Dresdel
1948 – Crime, Drama
03:45
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
Sci-fi drama, starring Leslie Nielsen
1971 – Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
A US senator is critically injured in a car crash, but is spirited away by a mysterious organisation who use advanced technology to heal him. However, a journalist who witnesses the crash is determined to discover the truth while the politician wonders what his benefactors want in return. Sci-fi drama, starring Leslie Nielsen and Bradford Dillman
