Firefox (1982)

ITV4, 10.05PM ★★★

This techno-thriller is based on a novel by Craig Thomas and on the creation of a fictional super fighter: the MIG-31 Firefox. Clint Eastwood (who also directs) plays a Vietnam veteran, Major Mitchell Gant, who has to steal the revolutionary Russian jet. It’s hard going for even the most dedicated of fans, but Atari later made it into a successful video game. Warren Clarke and Freddie Jones (father of Toby) co-star.