FILM PICKS

SUNDAY

Ghostbusters (1984) (BBC1, 4.50pm)

Three eccentric parapsychology professors (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis) set themselves up in business as ghost-catchers and attempt to rid New York of unwanted spooks. Their expertise proves more useful than they originally thought when the city becomes the centre of some bizarre, other-worldly activity. This smash-hit comedy has stood the test of time, treading a fine line between farce and horror. Murray’s deliciously deadpan performance as Peter Venkman, the sleaziest hero ever to grace a blockbuster.

TUESDAY

Gilda (1946)

(Talking Pictures TV, 3.40pm)

Rita Hayworth takes on what would become her signature role in Charles Vidor’s steamy 1946 thriller. Gambler Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) often wins big by cheating at cards but it’s a risky practice. He arrives in Buenos Aires and visits a casino, where he attempts to cheat at blackjack. The staff spot his trickery and Farrell is hauled before casino owner Ballin Mundson (George Macready), who hires him to ensure other gamblers don’t get away with the same deceptions. Ballin later returns from a holiday with his wife on his arm and Farrell is stunned to discover she’s his old flame, Gilda (Hayworth). Unaware of the connection between his wife and his new employee, Mundson enlists Farrell to keep an eye on Gilda and ensure she doesn’t attract the unwanted attention of other men.

WEDNESDAY

Our Ladies (2019) (Film4, 9pm)

Hormone-crazed schoolgirl Orla (Tallulah Greive) is in recovery from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after a “miracle” visit to Lourdes. She joins salty-mouthed classmates Chell (Rona Morison), Finnoula (Abigail Lawrie), Kylah (Marli Siu) and Manda (Sally Messham) at all-girls Catholic high school Our Lady of Perpetual Succour ahead of an outing to Edinburgh for a choir competition. In the Scottish capital, Chell, Finnoula, Kylah, Manda and Orla down £2 shots of sambuca, flirt outrageously with Edinburgh lads and test the bonds of sisterly solidarity, occasionally blinkered to the consequences of their actions.

THURSDAY

Stand By Me (1986) (Film4, 9pm)

Based on The Body, a short story by Stephen King, this drama set in the 1950s follows a group of four 12-year-old boys as they set out on an adventure in the Oregon wilderness. The lads are looking for the body of a missing teenager but fail to anticipate the other horrors they’ll encounter along the way. Stephen King has claimed this was the first big-screen adaptation of one of his works that he was entirely happy with – and it’s easy to see why. It’s a classic coming-of-age story that manages to be funny and moving, while director Rob Reiner coaxes brilliant performances out of the young cast. With Wil Wheaton, Kiefer Sutherland and Richard Dreyfuss.