Talking Pictures TV Thursday
BT TV
82
Freesat
306
Freeview
82
Sky
328
TalkTalk
82
Virgin
445
YouView
82
6:00 AM
The Lion
Drama, starring William Holden
A lawyer is concerned with his estranged daughter's close bond with a wild lion in a Kenyan game preserve. Drama, starring William Holden and Trevor Howard
7:55 AM
Strictly for the Birds
Comedy, starring Tony Tanner
A gambler thinks he is having the luckiest day of his life - until his ex-girlfriend turns up claiming he is the father of her son. Comedy, starring Tony Tanner and Joan Sims
9:10 AM
A Lifetime Ago with The Baim Collection
A glimpse of London 60 years ago
A glimpse of London 60 years ago, with a look at the traffic in New Bond Street, crowded Fleet Street and a peek at the Park Lane Hilton being built
9:40 AM
Women Without Men
Crime drama, starring Beverly Michaels
A singer is broken out of prison by a state department agent, so she can help bring her murderous fiance to justice. Crime drama, starring Beverly Michaels and Jim Davis
11:10 AM
Heaven Knows, Mr Allison
Romantic drama, starring Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr
A US marine corporal and a novice nun end up stranded on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific. Second World War romantic drama, starring Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr
1:15 PM
Pink String and Sealing Wax
Period crime drama, starring Googie Withers
A Victorian innkeeper's wife befriends a chemist's son, hoping that he will provide her with poison to kill her husband. Period crime drama, with Googie Withers and Gordon Jackson
3:00 PM
Crown Court
Part one of three. A footballer's career-ending injury leads to a court case
Part one of three. A footballer's career-ending injury leads to a court case, as the player held responsible claims that one of the injured player's teammates is to blame
3:30 PM
Crown Court
Part two of three. The injured player is accused of taking bribes
Part two of three. The injured striker is accused of taking bribes, while a club chairman claims the player who denied the bad tackle had previously apologised for it
4:00 PM
Crown Court
Part three of three. A manager gives evidence on behalf of his player
Part three of three. A manager gives evidence on behalf of his player, while a journalist shares evidence of a match-fixing scandal
4:30 PM
Enemy at the Door
Clare is rescued following her suicide attempt, and her court case is postponed
Clare is rescued following her suicide attempt, and her court case is postponed. But while recovering, she unwittingly confesses to killing the Luftwaffe pilot in front of Richter
5:35 PM
Scotland Yard
Thieves use a police car to hold up a payroll van
Thieves use a police car to hold up a payroll van
6:10 PM
Brighton Rock
Thriller, starring Richard Attenborough
A teenage gangster charms a waitress into providing him with an alibi for a murder. Thriller, based on Graham Greene's novel, starring Richard Attenborough and Hermione Baddeley
8:00 PM
The Brothers
Brian begins to unravel under the strain of his crumbling marriage
Brian begins to unravel under the strain of his crumbling marriage. Ann goads him into a quarrel that turns violent. Jill reaches a decision about her modeling career
9:05 PM
Van der Valk
An alternative comedian is murdered
The detective probes the murder of an alternative comedian with a cult following, but finds his investigation hampered at every turn. Police drama, starring Barry Foster
11:15 PM
Hunting Venus
One-off comedy from 1999, starring Martin Clunes
One-off comedy from 1999, starring Martin Clunes as a former pop star kidnapped by obsessed fans and forced to reunite his band. With Jane Horrocks and Neil Morrissey
1:15 AM
Kill Her Gently
Crime thriller, starring Griffith Jones
A motorist gives a lift to two escaped convicts, and offers to help them flee the country, if they will murder his wife. Crime thriller, starring Griffith Jones and Maureen Connell
2:45 AM
Murphy's Law
Thriller, starring Charles Bronson
An American detective sets out to clear himself of murdering his ex-wife. Thriller, starring Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite and Carrie Snodgress
4:50 AM
Streamline Express
Romantic comedy, starring Evelyn Venable
A Broadway star quits a show to run away with a man, without realising the play's smitten producer is hot on her heels. Romantic comedy, starring Evelyn Venable and Victor Jory
6:00 AM
Landslide
Mystery, starring Dinah Sheridan
Actors trapped in a theatre by a landslide realise that one of their number is a murderer - but cannot be sure who. Mystery, starring Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Hanley