SATURDAY 30

Mansfield Park (1999) 15

11.35AM, BBC2

This adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel is a great success. Frances O’Connor stars as Fanny Price, who is sent to live with wealthy relatives, and falls for the gentle Edmund (Jonny Lee Miller, above, with O’Connor).

Pride & Prejudice (2005) U

3.15PM, CH4

Another quality Jane Austen adaptation, this is directed by Joe Wright (Atonement) and stars Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen as Lizzie and Darcy, the judgmental pair.

All About Eve (1950) U

3.20PM, BBC2

See Christmas Highlights (page 17).

Alice In Wonderland (2010) PG 6.20PM, BBC2

Tim Burton sends

Alice back down the rabbit hole, this time as a 19-year-old (Mia Wasikowska). This visually stunning fantasy gives plum roles to big stars – Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter is the Red Queen and Anne Hathaway (above) is the White Queen.

Avengers: Age Of Ultron

(2015) 12 8PM, BBC1

PREMIERE See Christmas Highlights (page 17).

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

(2014) 12 9PM, CH4

First of the two-part finale of the young-adult series based on Susanne Collins’s bestsellers. Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss continues her ascent to heroic symbol of freedom.

Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

15 10.30PM, BBC2

Camp Southern chiller starring Bette Davis as the spinster who refuses to leave her decaying home, and is subjected to devious plots to relieve her of her wealth – and her sanity. Olivia de Havilland and Joseph Cotten also star.

Speed

(1994) 15 11.20PM, CH4

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock star as the duo teaming up to stop a bomb going off on a bus full of people. The device is rigged to detonate if the vehicle’s speed dips under 50mph, so the action never slows down.