TUESDAY

Johnny English (2003) PG 1.10PM, SKY FAMILY Former Bread star turned director Peter Howitt helms this spy spoof, inspired by a series of TV ads for credit cards. Rowan Atkinson (above) is the bumbling Bond-alike trying to foil a plot to steal the crown jewels.

Kidnapped: Desperate Hours (2011)

PG 3.15PM, CH5 Meet The Parents star Teri Polo tops the cast of this TV movie, based on a real-life kidnapping saga. Polo plays Jayne Rager Valseca, the American woman whose wealthy hubby was held for ransom in his native Mexico. Run Fat Boy Run (2007) 12 9PM, ITV2 Former Friends star David Schwimmer directs Brit Simon Pegg (below) in this enjoyable comedy. Here, Pegg is Dennis, the couch potato who ditched his fiancee at the altar – and now must prove himself in order to win her back. All he has to do is run a marathon. Miss Congeniality (2000) 12 9PM, 5STAR One of the best pratfallers in the business, Sandra Bullock puts her skills to good use in this daft comedy. Here, she’s an FBI agent coerced into taking part in a beauty pageant – to the amusement of all who know her. Cast Away (2000) 12 10PM, SKY DRAMA More about the startling transformation of its star than the plot – which is basically an update of Robinson Crusoe – this desert island tale stars Tom Hanks as the nice guy left to fend for himself after a plane crash. Synecdoche, New York (2008) 15 12.55AM, FILM4 Philip Seymour Hoffman (left) plays a narcissistic theatre director putting on a never-ending play about his life in Charlie Kaufman’s typically befuddling tragicomic drama. Samantha Morton is the impressionable fan along for the ride, but being cast aside.