Talking Pictures TV Thursday

A Balkan prince is accused of poisoning one of his guests during a weekend at his estate. However, Holmes and Watson are also present, and set out to prove his innocence

A doctor stands accused of murder after a patient is killed, but an associate of the real culprit tries to clear his name. Crime thriller, with Robert Beatty and Elizabeth Sellars

A bank clerk hastily marries the girl of his dreams, but is forced to turn to crime to stop her returning to her crooked ex. Drama, starring Pat Kirkwood and Jack Watling

Shows and films not to be missed at the end of August and beginning of September

A dock worker is imprisoned for a murder he did not commit. After a lengthy sentence, he vows to track down the real killer. Thriller, starring William Hartnell and Jimmy Hanley

A wealthy American transports a Scottish castle to Florida, unaware that it comes complete with a ghostly occupant. Supernatural comedy, starring Robert Donat

The invention of the hovercraft and its first cross Channel crossing

A sea captain seeking revenge matches wits with an aristocratic female pirate trying to reclaim her family fortune. Swashbuckling adventure, with Sterling Hayden and Rhonda Fleming

Part one of three. A mother stands accused of blackmail, and claims her accuser groped her 10-year-old daughter in a cinema

Part two of three. A barrister is contacted by someone claiming to have vital information, while a witness gives an account of seeing an attempt to demand money

Part three of three. The defendant is revealed to have been left covering debts incurred by her sister, who has since fled to America

Dentist Walter Matthau tries to get out of a tricky situation by persuading prim nurse Ingrid Bergman to pose as his wife. Romantic comedy, with Goldie Hawn

A look at a day in Manchester in the 1960s

The captain and Hughes get in trouble when they let go of the ground rope while on an amusement park balloon ride

The accidental death of a railway engineer leaves an insurance company faced with a pay-out, but Hunter is called in when claims are made that he was murdered

Jane plans a party to celebrate outwitting Merroney, Ted learns what Jennifer has been hiding, and comes under pressure from Mary to provide information about David

The head of a team of secret agents has his cover blown, leading to the kidnapping of his girlfriend. Spy thriller, starring Stephen Boyd and Camilla Sparv

US and Soviet officers stationed on opposite sides of the West German border escalate their rivalry into open conflict. Cold War thriller, starring Roy Scheider and Jurgen Prochnow

A surgeon develops a dangerous pride in his abilities and begins to perform unnecessary surgery on the wife of an old friend. Thriller, starring Alec Baldwin and Nicole Kidman

A psychic investigates when a spaceship is discovered adrift with no sign of the crew. Sci-fi mystery, starring Camille Mitchell and David Chandler

A magazine editor falls for his publisher's daughter while facing accusations of embezzling from the company. Drama, starring John Bentley and Kathleen Byron

A cockney family are shocked to find they have inherited a run-down farm in the middle of the Devon countryside. Comedy, starring George Cole