Talking Pictures TV Thursday

A boy enlists Holmes' help in tracking down his missing father, a gambler on the run from his creditors. Guest starring Richard O'Sullivan

A bungling detective makes a disastrous attempt to bring a gang of jewel thieves to justice. Musical comedy, starring Terry-Thomas and Gwynneth Vaughan

The postman of a Welsh village tries to bring some happiness into the lives of various people staying at the local inn. Comedy, starring Brenda de Banzie and Eynon Evans

A day in the life of a farmer in the Cotswolds, as he tends to his farm, looks after his animals and spends time in the local area

An ex-convict's attempt to make a fresh start is jeopardised when an elderly man is murdered in his office. Crime drama, starring Gordon Jackson and June Thorburn

A man running a pickle factory tries to marry off his business partner sister to a rival. Comedy based on the sitcom, starring Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel and Norman Mitchell

A sailor returns from sea and embarks on a trail of vengeance after finding his wife has taken a lover. Comedy drama, starring James Booth and Barbara Windsor

Part one of three. A man is accused of dumping thousands of gallons of toxic waste into a quarry, but claims he had no idea that the chemicals were dangerous

Part two of three. A security guard takes the stand, and confesses to turning a blind eye to illegal dumping

Part three of three. A missing list of materials could settle the case, since it will determine whether the defendant was aware that the waste he was dumping was toxic

Amorous medic Simon Sparrow has to play Cupid for pompous chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt. Hospital comedy, starring Dirk Bogarde, James Robertson Justice and Samantha Eggar

Stage performances from 1955, featuring Tessie O'Shea, Eddie Gray, Max Bygraves, Hattie Jacques and Jean Carson

First episode of the sitcom, starring Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles about the romance between two retired people, one from London and the other from Yorkshire

A widow claims her husband's insurance money, then vanishes. Hunter tries to uncover how the dead man went from peak fitness to a major heart condition in just a year

An investigation gets underway into the plane crash. Jane blames herself for the disaster, and a shocking revelation arises about one of the flight crew

A youngster and her governess face a gruelling ordeal as they try to flee the anti-British violence erupting in 19th-century India. Adventure, with Anthony Quayle and Sylvia Syms

A surgeon tells a class of students how the suspicious death of his married lover drove him to commit vengeful murder. Drama, with James Mason, Pamela Kellino and Rosamund John

A lonely farmer in backwoods Mississippi takes in a pregnant drifter, who has been abandoned by the father of her child. Drama, starring Robert Duvall and Olga Bellin

A spoiled schoolboy accidentally joins the crew of a fishing boat on a perilous voyage through monster-infested waters. Fantasy comedy, starring Chris Elliott and Ann Magnuson

A trick shooter is persuaded by his assistant to help her rid herself of her drunken husband. Crime drama, starring Erich von Stroheim and Mary Beth Hughes

A deserter from the navy re-enlists under an assumed name, and has to keep his real identity a secret. Second World War drama, starring Richard Arlen and Jean Parker