What’s On Talking Pictures TV
Today Friday 3 February 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Talking Pictures TV
today.
06:00
Crackerjack
Comedy drama, starring Tom Walls
1938 – Comedy, Crime, Drama
A charismatic gentleman thief and master of disguise tackles a dangerous criminal gang while posing as a butler at a stately home. British comedy drama, starring Tom Walls, Lilli Palmer, Noel Madison and Leon M Lion
07:35
Strictly for the Birds
Comedy, starring Tony Tanner
1964 – Comedy
08:50
This Above All
Wartime romance, starring Tyrone Power
1942 – Drama, Romance, War
11:00
Up the Creek
Comedy, starring Peter Sellers
1958 – Comedy
A well-meaning but dim-witted Navy officer is put in command of a mothballed destroyer that has been left without a captain for two years. However, the lower ranks have grown used to operating without supervision and also have a number of rackets they need to keep a secret from the top brass. Comedy, starring Peter Sellers, David Tomlinson, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Lionel Jeffries
12:40
Johnny Nobody
Drama, directed by and starring Nigel Patrick
1961 – Crime, Mystery
A man with no memory kills an outspoken atheist author. He turns to a priest for help when tried for a murder he does not remember committing, but which he believes was driven by divine intervention. Drama, directed by and starring Nigel Patrick, with Aldo Ray
14:30
Crown Court
S01E30
Part three of three. The jury reaches a verdict
15:00
Another Man’s Poison
Thriller, starring Bette Davis
1951 – Crime, Drama, Thriller
16:45
The Violent Men
Western, starring Edward G Robinson
1955 – Western
A ruthless cattle baron sets out to create his own private empire, no matter what the cost. When he resorts to murder, he makes an enemy of a civil war veteran, while his lust for power drives his wife into the arms of his younger brother. Western, starring Edward G Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck and Glenn Ford
18:40
Look at Life
Medical research and advances in surgical procedures
18:50
The Mouse on the Moon
Satirical comedy sequel, starring Margaret Rutherford
1963 – Comedy, Drama
The authorities in a bankrupt European state set up a fictitious space programme to generate quick cash from investors. Funds from America and Russia soon arrive to help them put a man on the moon, but events heat up when they discover their national export – wine – makes excellent rocket fuel, launching them into the space race for real. Satirical comedy sequel to The Mouse That Roared, starring Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Bernard Cribbins and Terry-Thomas
20:30
Dial 999
S01E11
A safe cracker goes on the run with some help from his brother
21:00
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
The cult movie star introduces Curse of The Mummy’s Tomb
21:05
The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb
Hammer horror, starring Terence Morgan
1964 – Horror
Archaeologists exhume an Egyptian mummy and take him to Victorian London, where he shuffles off in search of revenge on his evil brother who has been cursed with eternal life. Hammer horror, starring Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard and Fred Clark
22:40
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
The cult movie star introduces The Kiss
22:45
The Kiss
Horror, starring Joanna Pacula
1988 – Thriller, Horror, Drama, Fantasy
A model is struck by a family curse passed down the generations by a kiss. Determined to escape a grisly fate, she sets her sights on her innocent teenage niece – who proves more resourceful than expected. Horror, starring Joanna Pacula, Meredith Salenger and Mimi Kuzyk
00:35
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
The cult movie star introduces Midnight Fear
00:40
Midnight Fear
Thriller, starring David Carradine
1990
An alcoholic sheriff sets out on the trail of an unhinged killer who skinned his victim alive, but his investigation is hampered by the presence of two mysterious brothers. Thriller, starring David Carradine, Peter Watkins-Hughes, Mark Carlton and Charlie Schmidt
02:25
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Preview of next week’s films
02:30
Big Business
Comedy, starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin
1988 – Comedy
The first-born babies in two sets of identical twins are mixed up at birth by a short-sighted nurse, leading to their being raised in very different social circles. In later life, one pair, brought up in a poor mining town, visits New York to challenge a powerful conglomerate – only to find their respective siblings are in charge of the company. Comedy, starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin in dual roles alongside Fred Ward and Edward Herrmann
