What’s On Talking Pictures TV
Today Friday 20 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Talking Pictures TV
today.
06:00
Castle Sinister
Horror, starring Mara Russell-Tavernan
1948 – Horror, Thriller
07:00
Value for Money
Romantic comedy, with John Gregson and Diana Dors
1955 – Comedy
08:45
The Curse of the Wraydons
Period drama, starring Tod Slaughter
1946 – Horror
10:40
The Black Book
French Revolution drama, with Robert Cummings
1949 – Drama, Adventure, History
12:30
Notorious
Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, starring Cary Grant
1946 – Thriller, Romance, Mystery
An undercover agent falls for the socialite daughter of a convicted German spy and persuades her to feed him information about the activities of a group of Nazi collaborators in Brazil – a dangerous decision that threatens to cost the girl her life as the leader of the gang draws closer to uncovering her secret. Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller, starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains and Louis Calhern
14:30
Crown Court
S01E06
Part three of three. The jury reachers a verdict
15:00
A High Wind in Jamaica
Maritime adventure, starring Anthony Quinn
1965 – Action, Drama, Adventure
A grizzled 19th-century Caribbean pirate is shocked to discover that a group of English children have stowed away aboard his ship while on their way back to England, forcing him to take care of them. Maritime adventure, starring Anthony Quinn, James Coburn, Lila Kedrova and Deborah Baxter
17:05
Mask of Dust
Adventure, starring Richard Conte
1954 – Drama
A former world class racing driver struggles to regain his form since returning to the sport after being discharged from the Air Force. However, he is reluctant to finish his career with a whimper and pushes for one final victory. Adventure, starring Richard Conte, Mari Aldon, Peter Illing and Alec Mango
18:40
The Chain
Comedy drama, starring Warren Mitchell
1984 – Horror
A philosophically minded removal man and his team of colleagues helps seven people move into the houses each in turn has vacated – but finds that all their prospective clients are facing crises in their lives. Ensemble comedy drama themed around the seven deadly sins, starring Warren Mitchell, Bernard Hill, Nigel Hawthorne, Leo McKern and Billie Whitelaw
20:30
Dial 999
S01E05
A dead man is discovered with heroin in his shoe
21:00
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
The cult movie star introduces The Company of Wolves
21:05
The Company of Wolves
Fantasy, starring Sarah Patterson
1984 – Horror, Fantasy
A teenager dreams of a life in a Gothic fairy-tale world, where she is warned by her wise grandmother to beware of men with an animalistic nature. Werewolves roam the forests of this world, and a series of strange stories reveal the ways in which they tempt people to their doom. Neil Jordan’s fantasy based on Angela Carter’s short stories, starring Sarah Patterson and Angela Lansbury
22:55
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
The cult movie star introduces Killer Fish
23:00
Killer Fish
Horror, starring Lee Majors
1979 – Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
A jewel thief and his cronies venture into the Brazilian jungle, where the loot from a recent heist has been hidden at the bottom of a lake. As they try to retrieve their ill-gotten gains, they come under attack from shoals of man-eating piranhas – but just as dangerous is the possibility of betrayal within the gang. Horror, starring Lee Majors and Karen Black
01:00
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
The cult movie star introduces The Ghoul
01:05
The Ghoul
Horror, starring Boris Karloff
1933 – Horror, Mystery
A murdered professor uses a magic jewel to return from the dead in the hope of gaining revenge on his killer. Horror, starring Boris Karloff, Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke and Ernest Thesiger
02:45
Cellar Club with Caroline Munro
Preview of next week’s films
02:50
Christopher Columbus
Historical drama, starring Fredric March
1949 – Action, Adventure
