10 telly films

Carmen Jones

BBC2, 12.10pm, today

Director Otto Preminger’s acclaimed 1954 musical, inspired by Bizet’s opera Carmen, with score and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein III.

Army sergeant Joe (Harry Belafonte) is looking forward to marrying his fiancee during a period of leave in America’s Deep South, but falls under the spell of the sensual Carmen (Dorothy Dandridge).

The Eagle Huntress

BBC4, 7pm, today

This heartwarming documentary focuses on a Mongolian girl who aims to overturn centuries of tradition.

Thirteen-year-old Aisholpan’s family has trained eagle hunters for generations, and they have all been boys, but Aisholpan believes she can prove her doubters wrong.

Begin Again

BBC2, 10.50pm, today

Hugely entertaining romantic comedy, with strong performances and an infectious soundtrack.

Greta (Keira Knightley) comes to Manhattan with her boyfriend Dave Kohl (Adam Levine), who has landed a recording contract.

Touring and promotion put a strain on the relationship and Dave succumbs to his newfound celebrity by cheating on Greta.

Mamma Mia!

ITV3, 8pm, Mon

Meryl Streep stars as Donna, a former singer running a hotel on a Greek island.

Her daughter, Sophie, is planning her wedding, but there’s one thing missing. She wants her dad, whom she has never met, to be there.

When she finds that it could be any of the three men, she invites all three to the wedding.

Lucy

Film4, 9pm, Mon

Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) is a carefree student living in Taiwan, who is tricked by her boyfriend, Richard, into doing his dirty work and carrying a briefcase, jam-packed with potent new drugs, into a hotel for him.

Before the concierge has greeted Lucy, Richard has been killed and Lucy is held hostage by drug lords.

No Escape

Film4, 9pm, Tue

Texan engineer Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson) uproots his wife Annie and daughters Lucy and Beeze to take up a job in far-flung climes.

The assassination of the country’s president sparks an uprising and Jack witnesses firsthand the brutality of the mob. as locals begin beheading foreigners in the street.

The Sweeney

Film4, 10.50pm, Wed

Flying Squad hard man DI Jack Regan (Ray Winstone) and sidekick George Carter (Ben Drew) hunt a gang of wily European thieves led by slippery Francis Allen (Paul Anderson).

After apprehending Allen, unfortunately the team cannot find sufficient evidence to charge him and they are forced to let him go.

Resident Evil

5 Star, 11pm, Wed

The shadowy Umbrella Corporation has been splicing genes with horrific consequences.

When airborne bacteria escapes in an underground research facility, scientists who become infected with the virus are transformed into slavering cannibals, with the guard dogs reborn as fleshless hounds from hell.

Les Miserables Sony Movie Channel, 1.15pm, Thur

Classic musical stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.

X-Men: The Last Stand

Film4, 6.55pm, Thur

An all-out war looms between Xavier’s mutants and Magneto.