TV FILMS OF THE WEEK
1 MUPPETS MOST WANTED Today, BBC1, 5.05pm
THE world’s most deadly criminal, Constantine (voiced by Matt Vogel) – who bears an uncanny resemblance to Kermit (Steve Whitmire) except for a facial mole and strong eastern European accent – escapes from Gulag 38B in Siberia. Commander Nadya (Tina Fey) gives chase and mistakenly apprehends Kermit, believing him to be the amphibian mastermind. With Kermit behind bars, Constantine poses as The Muppets’ leader to orchestrate a series of robberies with his second in command (Ricky Gervais). Muppets Most Wanted doesn’t quite hit the comedic heights of 2011’s The Muppets, but the sequel harnesses the same zany energy.
2 BLACKHAT Tomorrow, Channel 5, 9pm
A CYBERCRIMINAL causes an explosion at a nuclear plant and tampers with the price of soy on Chicago’s Mercantile Exchange using a Remote Access Tool (RAT). Part of the RAT coding was written years ago by a Chinese military officer and his uni roommate, Nicholas Hathaway (Chris Hemsworth, pictured), who is in jail for computer crime. Hathaway is offered a commuted sentence if he apprehends the hacker.
3 SICARIO Monday, Film4, 9pm
WITH sequel Sicario 2: Soldado hitting cinemas on June 29, it’s the perfect time to catch up with the acclaimed original. Kate Macer (Emily Blunt, pictured) is part of the FBI’s Special Weapons and Tactics team, who are at the forefront of the war against drugs. Government agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) asks Kate to join his top-secret task force, which intends to cripple a drugs cartel from the top down.
4 FAST & FURIOUS 6 Tuesday, Film4, 9pm
DOMINIC Toretto (Vin Diesel, pictured), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) and co are fugitives from the law after stealing $100m from a drug lord. Tenacious federal agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and rookie sidekick Elena (Elsa Pataky) track down Dom and Brian and offer the racers a chance to expunge their criminal records in exchange for bringing down British criminal mastermind Owen Shaw (Luke Evans).
5 SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE Wednesday, Sony Movie Channel, 6.45pm
WIDOWER Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his young son Jonah (Ross Malinger) to start afresh but 18 months later, the dad is still stricken with grief. Jonah calls a radio talk show and Sam discusses their loss. His plight attracts the attention of hopelessly romantic reporter Annie Reed (Meg Ryan, left), who attempts to engineer a meeting with Sam on top of the Empire State Building.
6 THE LINCOLN LAWYER Thursday, Film4, 1.15am
DEFENCE attorney Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) conducts his business from the back of a Lincoln Continental and is used to representing the dregs of society. He hits the jackpot, however, when bail bondsman Val Valenzuela (John Leguizamo) recommends him as counsel for playboy estate agent Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe, pictured), who has been accused of assault and attempted murder.
7 MAD MAX 2 Friday, ITV, 10.45pm
VAGABOND Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson, pictured) returns to action in a sequel that’s even better than the original. The ex-cop roams a post-apocalyptic wasteland, until he’s reluctantly recruited to help a petrol-producing desert community fend off vicious gangs of marauders determined to take over their oil refinery and steal their precious fuel. You can bet the villains will soon wish they’d never been born...