7 TV FILMS OF THE WEEK
1 THE PROPOSAL Tomorrow, Channel 5, 10pm
IN the hallowed corridors of Ruick & Hunt Publishing, New York book editor Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) is feared by one and all, including her long-suffering assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds, pictured with Bullock above). When Margaret is threatened with deportation to Canada after her visa expires, she forces Andrew to pose as her fiancé and walk her down the aisle, with the understanding that they can get divorced a few months later when she has her citizenship. As part of the ruse, she accompanies her assistant home to Sitka, Alaska, for a family get-together, where ice queen Margaret begins to thaw.
2 GONE GIRL Monday, Film4, 9pm
ON his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck, pictured) calls the police to report his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) missing. Amy’s parents (David Clennon, Lisa Beth) join Nick to front a media campaign to secure Amy’s safe return, but in the glare of the spotlight, fractures are exposed in the Dunnes’ marriage and Nick’s falls under suspicion.
3 THE FLORIDA PROJECT Tuesday, Film4, 11.25pm
IN the shadow of Walt Disney World, struggling single mum Halley (Bria Vinaite) sells fragrances to theme park visitors, aided by her daughter Moonee, six (Brooklynn Prince), to pay for a room at the Magic Castle Motel, presided over by a kind manager (Willem Dafoe, pictured with Prince). But then Moonee’s escapades with her pals result in a fire at an abandoned warehouse.
4 MY COUSIN RACHEL Wednesday, Film4, 9pm
ORPHAN Philip (Sam Claflin) is raised by his older cousin Ambrose on an estate in Cornwall. When Ambrose falls ill, he heads for Italy to recuperate. Philip receives a troubling letter from Ambrose, which reveals he has married a woman called Rachel (Rachel Weisz, pictured with Claflin), who may or may not be poisoning him. When Ambrose dies, Philip vows revenge.
5 PRETTY WOMAN Thursday, Sony Movies, 9pm
JULIA ROBERTS gives a star-making performance in the rags-to-riches fairy tale of prostitute Vivian, plucked off the streets of LA by handsome and commitment-shy executive Edward Lewis (Richard Gere, pictured with Roberts). After agreeing to become his paid companion for the week, their relationship starts to become more than just business.
6 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT Friday, BBC2, 11.45pm
WHEN a wealthy industrialist is found murdered in a Mississippi town, the racist local sheriff Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) accuses black newcomer Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier, pictured with Lee Grant), only to discover his chief suspect is a homicide detective from Philadelphia. Despite this poor start, the pair slowly bond as they seek the real killer. Based
7 AMERICAN MADE Saturday, Channel 4, 9pm
BASED on a true story, this briskly entertaining 1980s-set caper sees Tom Cruise as Barry Seal, a money hungry former pilot recruited by the CIA to smuggle guns and cocaine to and from Central and South America, but exploits the opportunity to also run drugs for the cartels. Domhnall Gleeson, pictured right with Cruise, plays his CIA handler.