FILM CHOICES

The Dog Who Saved Christmas, 12.25pm, Ch4

DEAN CAIN (Superman) is the villain, out to rob a house of its Christmas presents. But it’s a move he lives to regret after the family’s pet Lab goes all Home Alone, setting traps and fending off the robbers.

The Rewrite, 1.05am, Ch4

HUGH GRANT slips into a sweet and cosy role in this romcom. He’s a washed-up screenwriter (instead of the washed-up pop star he played in Music And Lyrics) who’s forced to take a teaching job. Marisa Tomei (pictured with Grant) is the student who helps to melt his cynicism and get his creative juices flowing again . . .