Talking Pictures TV Wednesday

An English sailor named Liverpool Jack jumps ship and goes on the run. He heads inland, unaware that he is being chased by people trying to stop the spread of a disease

An Interpol detective pursues a dangerous thief who has placed his loot into a bank account in Rio de Janeiro. Drama, starring Denis Shaw, Kay Callard and Tony Quinn

An American reporter in post-war London tries to bring a black marketeer to justice, with the aid of her army veteran fiance. Crime drama, starring Derek Farr and Carole Landis

A light-hearted look at how people keep themselves fit from 1962

American Marines reflect on their lives back home while fighting to liberate a Japanese-held island. Second World War drama, directed by and starring Cornel Wilde. With Rip Torn

A coach driver gets lost in the fog transporting a motley crew of passengers and a hidden cache of stolen gold Comedy, starring Frankie Howerd and Margaret Rutherford

Shows and films not to be missed throughout July

Merroney's orders push Brian over the edge, but also makes a confession about his own past in the hope of persuading him to accept hospitalisation and treatment

An American mercenary joins rebel forces in 1916 Mexico to hunt a notorious government gunrunner. Western, starring Robert Mitchum and Zachary Scott

An army deserter finds himself falsely accused of murder when he accidentally stumbles into a pawn shop robbery. Thriller, starring Derek Farr and Joan Hopkins

Michael Aspel looks at the unexplained stories of a man who had been called out to exorcise a fishing trawler, and three families who had seemingly travelled back in time

Ash and Machin must dispose of a bomb in a school - only to find another device close by, forcing them to split up and defuse one each

A phone call from an insistent stranger leads to a murder confession and a baffling case. First episode of the Amsterdam-set police drama, starring Barry Foster

Diplomat Count de Saint-Hilaire is found dead in his study in his town house. Maigret discreetly takes on the case. In French

Isabelle is traumatised when she catches her father and Rose in the act. In French

The owner of a plastics factory tries to stop his brother-in-law from bringing some fun to his son's soulless upbringing. Comedy, directed by and starring Jacques Tati. In French

Lighthouse keeper Kirk Douglas tries to prevent pirate Yul Brynner taking possession of his island stronghold. Adventure, with Samantha Eggar

A comedian and his friends try to save an aspiring singer from the clutches of an unscrupulous nighclub owner. Musical comedy, starring Frank Randle and Nicolette Roeg

Covent Garden is rocked by a bombing, and the culprit threatens to strike again if his demands are not met. Holmes and Watson race against time to find the second device

Short documentaries from the 1960s

A sultry gangster's moll persuades her husband's chauffeur to help her leave her spouse - but the scheme spirals into disaster. Psychological thriller, starring Robert Cummings