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OUR PICKS OF THE WEEK’S BEST TV

Easy A

Film4, 10.50pm, Monday

Before La La Land, Oscar contender Emma Stone demonstrated her star quality as Olive, a high-school misfit who embraces her new-found bad girl reputation.

This is a sharp teen comedy that even finds decent roles for grown-ups Thomas Haden Church, Lisa Kudrow and Patricia Clarkson.

Great Expectations,

Film4, 11am, Tuesday

There have been plenty of film adaptations of Charles Dickens’ classic novel, but this 1946 version is by far and away the best.

John Mills as orphaned Pip heads an impressive cast, with director David Lean creating the perfect atmosphere and setting.

Jackie Brown ITV4, 11.05pm, Wednesday

Based on Elmore Leonard’s novel Rum Punch, Quentin Tarantino’s surprisingly low-key crime drama initially wrong-footed some fans who were expecting another Pulp Fiction, but now stands up as one of his best films.

A star-studded cast is led by Pam Grier.

Wild Tales

Film4, 9pm, Thursday

Damian Szifron directs this delicious Argentinian black comedy.

The characters in each of the six short stories are unrelated, but they are all linked by themes of revenge and betrayal.

These scenarios include a case of road rage on a deserted highway and a hit and run that becomes a diabolical blame game.

The Lincoln Lawyer Film4, 11.20pm, Thursday

Defence attorney Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) hits the jackpot when bail bondsman Val Valenzuela (John Leguizamo) recommends him as counsel for a playboy estate agent accused of attempted murder.

Dawn of the Dead

ITV4, 11pm, Friday

Zack Snyder directs a snappy remake of the 1979 zombie splatterfest.

Our Idiot Brother

Film4, 11.15pm, Friday

A feel-good comedy about a misfit sibling in a dysfunctional family.