P.S. MOVIES

The Princess Diaries

Channel 5, 3.25pm

An ordinary teenager discovers she is descended from royal stock and her grandmother is a queen. However, when this formidable regal lady insists she learn to behave like a princess, life suddenly becomes very complicated. Family comedy, starring Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Heather Matarazzo and Hector Elizondo. (2001) ⋆⋆⋆

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Channel 4, 4.10pm

Archaeologist Ben Gates sets out to clear the family name when evidence emerges that an ancestor was involved in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. His mission leads him on another globe-trotting treasure hunt that uncovers a secret conspiracy. Adventure sequel, starring Nicolas Cage. (2007) ⋆⋆⋆

Ocean’s Twelve

Channel 5, 5.45pm

The crooks reunite when an old enemy catches up with them and demands they repay the money they stole from him three years previously. In response, the gang comes up with another larcenous plan - but reckons without the interventions of a fellow thief and a sultry Interpol agent. Crime caper sequel, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. (2004) ⋆⋆

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Channel 5, 10pm

The disaster-prone journalist seems to have finally found the perfect boyfriend. However, when the couple start to squabble over their personal habits, she decides to decamp for a while to Thailand and write a travelogue. Romantic comedy sequel, with Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth. (2004) ⋆⋆⋆

Mercury Rising

Film4, 10.50pm

A top-secret government agency has developed a seemingly unbreakable code -only for an autistic boy to crack it in an Instant. Assassins succeed in gunning down his parents, but a maverick FBI agent Investigating their deaths finds the child hiding in a closet, and resolves to shield him from the hitmen on his trail. Thriller, starring Bruce Willis. ( 998)⋆⋆⋆

The Gunman

Channel 4, 11pm

A mercenary goes into hiding after successfully carrying out a hit on an African politician that sparks a series of uprisings and violent acts. He re-emerges years later, only to become the latest target of his former colleagues. Crime drama, starring Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Javier Bardem, Mark Rylance, Jasmine Trinca, Peter Franzen and Billy Billingham. (2015) ⋆⋆⋆