Films of the day
What’s on the small screen this week
TONIGHT
KINKY BOOTS
BBC TWO, 10.30PM A man inherits a struggling shoe factory but salvation arrives when he comes up with a plan for the business to manufacture specialist footwear for drag artists. Comedy drama, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Sunday
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN STV, 5.20PM
The teenage wizard is alarmed to learn a dangerous fugitive sorcerer is searching for him. Meanwhile, a new teacher at Hogwarts helps the bespectacled youngster to protect himself from the school’s soul-sucking security guards. The third in the fantasy adventure series, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.
Monday
GLADIATOR SKY ONE, 9PM
Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius is a casualty of a power struggle between the corrupt Emperor Commodus and the senate. Ordered to be put to death along with his family, he escapes his would-be killers but is sold into slavery as a gladiator – and uses his fame in the arena to fight against the tyrant. Oscar-winning period epic, with Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix.
Tuesday
TRAINSPOTTING FILM4, 10.55PM
A heroin addict makes a series of attempts to kick the habit but the grind of everyday life and a circle of similarly self-destructive friends keep dragging him back to his old ways. Following a near-fatal overdose, he comes to the realisation that the only way to put his life in order is to rid himself of his friends – which is easier said than done. Danny Boyle’s drama stars Ewan McGregor.
Wednesday
T2: TRAINSPOTTING FILM4, 10.50PM
Recovering heroin addict Mark Renton returns to his Edinburgh roots after 20 years living overseas, hoping to make peace with the friends he abandoned. However, starting anew proves far from easy, especially when old partner in crime Begbie escapes from prison, still brooding on Renton’s betrayal. Danny Boyle’s drama sequel stars Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle.
Thursday
MEN IN BLACK II FILM4, 7.15PM
Agent J investigates the unauthorised landing of a spacecraft and discovers a malevolent alien disguised as a lingerie model is on the verge of destroying humanity. His only hope of stopping her diabolical plot is to restore the memory of his retired partner K – but his former mentor takes more than a little convincing. Sci-fi comedy sequel, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Will Smith.
Friday
ALBERT NOBBS BBC TWO, 12.10AM
A woman living in disguise as a man in 19th-century Ireland decides to find a wife after a meeting with a fellow cross-dresser. Period drama, starring Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron TaylorJohnson and Janet McTeer.