Talking Pictures TV Thursday, 26 September Find out what's on TV.
- 5:10am
Bulldog Drummond Escapes
Mystery (1937)The London sleuth and his sidekick, Algy, catch crooks for a Scotland Yard inspector.
6.0IMDb - 6:35am
Home and Away
Comedy drama (1956)Greedy parents go after the large sum of money their respective sons won in a football pool.
6.4IMDb - 8:15am
Cinebox Memories
Italian saxophonist Riccardo Rauchi and his ensemble of musicians perform Okay Madison.
- 8:20am
The Son of Monte Cristo
Adventure (1940)The son of Edmond Dantes comes to the aid of a duchess whose position is threatened by a scheming general.
6.2IMDb - 10:20am
Desert Sands
Adventure (1955)A Foreign Legion captain lands by helicopter at a besieged fort, where he meets an Arab princess.
- 12:05pm
Innocent Sinners
Drama (1958)A neglected girl in post-World War II London befriends street urchins who help her build a tiny garden in a bombed-out church.
- 2:00pm
Crown Court
Series 2 Episode 88: The Long Haired Leftie - Part 1A militant trade union activist faces charges for stirring up trouble on a picket line outside a newspaper headquarters. The defence claims political motives behind the arrest, but the judge insists on keeping politics out of the trial.
- 2:30pm
Crown Court
Series 2 Episode 89: The Long Haired Leftie - Part 2The judge turns down Charles Lotterby's appeal to make this a political trial and ask political questions. He then asks Sgt Kershaw to explain why a senior officer ordered Donald Dowd's arrest, just because he was seen as a troublemaker.
- 3:00pm
Crown Court
Series 2 Episode 90: The Long Haired Leftie: Part 3Political agitator Donald Dowd spends a second day in the witness box cross-examined by Andrew Logan QC. The barrister attempts to goad Dowd into exposing his radical politics and whether it is acceptable to use violence.
- 3:30pm
Enemy at the Door
Series 1 Episode 13: Judgement of SolomonPeter Porteous meets with the French Resistance to pass on information to the Allies, but the rendez-vous has grave implications for both Porteous and Dr Martel.
- 4:35pm
Those British Faces
Series 1 Episode 1: A Tribute to Alastair SimDelving into the life of Scottish actor Alastair Sim, who made a successful transition from stage to become a leading star of British cinema, with roles in films like 'A Christmas Carol' and 'Scrooge'.
- 5:10pm
The Lady From Shanghai
Crime drama (1948)A philosophical Irish sailor becomes a pawn in a murder plot after taking a job aboard a wealthy lawyer's yacht. Will he manage to escape the lawyer's manacles and break free before ending up in jail?
- 7:00pm
The Brothers
Series 3 Episode 39: InvestigationsThe brothers continue to woo merchant banker Martin Farrell to the board of directors, but Farrell wants to investigate the company further. Meanwhile, the first steps are made for the firm to go public.
- 8:05pm
Van der Valk
Series 4 Episode 2: Dangerous GamesVan der Valk plays cat and mouse with a leak in police headquarters.
- 10:15pm
Lost for Words
Drama (1998)Eccentric Mrs Longden is used to having her own way - from choosing her own Mother's Day card to explaining the best way to wash a cat - but when she has a stroke, Deric remains devoted to his dotty mum.
- 11:50pm
Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?
Drama (1964)Unseen for years this strange, B-Picture oddity sees ren Mitchell superb as fairground magician Emilio Dinelli, tormented by a gang of young rowdies who take him prisoner in his backstreet workshop.
6.3IMDb - 1:00am
Dangerous Charter
Action (1962)After salvaging a deserted yacht, a pair of fishing-boat owners has trouble with a ruthless band of heroin smugglers.
4.3IMDb - 2:35am
The Lost Moment
Romance (1947)An American publisher hears of a cache of love letters in Venice written by a missing poet. He travels there under an assumed name and meets the object of the letters, a 105-year-old woman who lives with her mentally unstable niece. Inside the walls of their home, he discovers a mysterious world of memories and fantasies.
6.9IMDb - 4:20am
Four Star Playhouse
Series 1 Episode 9: The Man on the TrainA man encounters a former acquaintance on a train, but when he suddenly vanishes he must find out why.
- 4:50am
What's on TPTV with Noel
Series 1 Episode 24Noel Cronin, founder of Talking Pictures TV and one half of the `Footage Detectives', highlights must-watch shows and films for the second half of September.
- 5:00am
Mysterious Mr Davis
Comedy (1939)Businessman Julian invents an important but imaginary partner to stave off his creditors.