TV FILMS of the week
1 DR NO Today, ITV, 3pm
When a pair of British Secret Service agents go missing in Jamaica, superspy James Bond (Sean Connery) is dispatched to investigate. Tailed from the moment he arrives in the country, Bond soon learns the disappearances are linked to a criminal genius who is using his intellect to disrupt US rocket tests. This first outing for British secret agent 007 is one of the best and set a high bar for following movies in the franchise to aspire to. Connery is superb in his initial appearance as Bond, displaying menace and wit in equal measure. It’s not hard to see why many still consider him to be the finest 007 ever.
2 INDEPENDENCE DAY Tomorrow, Film4, 9pm
Aliens visit Earth, intent on wiping out mankind. After the world’s landmarks are spectacularly laid to waste, it seems to fall to the Americans – in the form of cocky, courageous fighter pilot Will Smith, computer genius Jeff Goldblum (pictured with Smith) and plucky president Bill Pullman – to save the planet in this blockbuster.
3 CHARADE Tuesday, Talking Pictures TV, 11.50am
In this romantic thriller, Regina Lambert (Audrey Hepburn, left) is considering divorcing her husband, before he turns up murdered. She learns he was involved in a £250k robbery and his former accomplices think she can direct them to the loot. Regina turns to a handsome stranger (Cary Grant) for help, but can she trust him?
4 ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Wednesday, Film4, 9pm
Cyborg Alita (Rosa Salazar, left, in motion capture) wakes with no recollection of her past or recognition of her surroundings. She’s taken in by a kindly doctor (Christoph Waltz) but when deadly and corrupt forces come for her, Alita discovers she has unique abilities that serve as a clue to her past in this epic sci-fi-adventure.
5 DANGEROUS LIAISONS Thursday, BBC4, 9pm
Stephen Frears directs a deliciously evil period drama, set in 18th-century France. John Malkovich and Glenn Close (pictured) play scheming ex-lovers who bet on the corruption of a recently married beauty (Michelle Pfeiffer). Watch out for an eye-catching role for a teenage Uma Thurman and an early appearance by Keanu Reeves.
6 FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW Friday, ITV, 10.45pm
This Fast & Furious ‘spin-off’ features hulking lawman Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and lawless outcast Shaw (Jason Statham). When a new foe – cyber-genetically enhanced Brixton (Idris Elba) – gains control of a bio-threat, the duo, pictured, put their differences to one side as they take on a bad guy who may just be badder than they are.
7 HANCOCK Saturday, Channel 4, 9pm
Fear not – this isn’t a biopic of former health secretary Matt... Will Smith, left, plays a selfloathing, crime-fighting superhero, except his headline-grabbing exploits always result in millions of dollars of damage and the public are not amused. Just as he begins to change his image, however, his past comes back to hurt him.