Of the day
What’s on the small screen this week
MONSOON BBC TWO, 10PM
Premiere. A man returns to his home country of Vietnam for the first time in more than 30 years, searching for a place to scatter his parents’ ashes. Drama, starring Henry Golding, Parker Sawyers and David Tran.
DECK THE HALLS CHANNEL 5, 6.15PM
A man’s proud status as the neighbourhood’s king of Christmas comes under threat when a newcomer broadcasts his intention to decorate his house with so many lights that they will be visible from space. Heading for all-out war, the pair resort to increasingly desperate measures to outdo each other. Comedy, starring Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis and Kristin Chenoweth.
SAFE SKY ONE, 9PM
A former cage fighter enrages a Triad gang, who respond by murdering his family. Seeking redemption, he saves the life of a 12-year-old girl being attacked by gangsters, only to learn she is a mathematical genius in possession of a valuable code – which several criminal factions will kill to get their hands on. Action thriller, starring Jason Statham and Catherine Chan.
HER MAGICAL CHRISTMAS CHANNEL 5, 11.15AM
A woman’s Christmas spirit is crushed by a bad break-up, so her mother tries to cheer her up by sending her a series of Christmas decorations from her childhood. Each ornament seems to bring with it a piece of good fortune that gives her the confidence to turn her life around and pursue her goals. Romantic drama, starring Jessica Lowndes.
JACK REACHER CHANNEL 5, 10PM
Premiere. A former army sniper is arrested following a random shooting that leaves five people dead, but protests his innocence. An elusive former military police investigator is called in to examine the case, and becomes convinced a conspiracy is at work. Action thriller based on Lee Child’s series of novels, starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Werner Herzog and Robert Duvall.
HIGH SOCIETY BBC FOUR, 8PM
Romantic complications arise when a playboy composer sets out to win back his ex-wife. However, she is about to marry another man – and the situation becomes even more difficult when a cynical reporter enters the fray. Musical comedy based on The Philadelphia Story, starring Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly, with Louis Armstrong appearing as himself.
HANG ’EM HIGH CHANNEL 5, 9PM
A former lawman survives being hanged for a crime he did not commit, and sets out to take revenge on the men who left him for dead. Ted Post’s Western, starring Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens and Ed Begley.