10 telly films

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

ITV4, 9pm, today

This drama, based on John le Carre’s novel, centres on the deputy to the head of British intelligence who is forced into retirement after an operation ends in disaster.

Gary Oldman gives one of the best performances of his career as ageing hero George Smiley.

RoboCop

E4, 9pm, Monday

In 2028, laws prevent mechanised soldiers from patrolling the streets of America. Raymond Sellars (Michael Keaton), scheming CEO of OmniCorp, realises that he needs to pluck consumers’ heartstrings to sway political opinion.

Human will battles against technological might for ultimate control in a glossy remake of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 sci-fi hit.

The Shawshank Redemption

ITV4, 10pm, Monday

Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover in ’40s America and receives two consecutive life sentences.

Winding up in Shawshank Prison, he meets Red (Morgan Freeman) and adapts to life behind bars and changes the penitentiary for the better.

The Transporter

Film4, 9pm, Tuesday

Jason Statham’s first outing as Frank, the mysterious, sharp-suited delivery driver was a riproaring success.

Frank (Statham) finds himself in trouble when he breaks the rule that he should never ask what he’s transporting.

It’s not the most clever of plotlines, but you’ll forget all about that once the action gets going.

Lorenzo’s Oil Sony Movie Channel, 1pm, Wednesday

A biochemist from Hull is perhaps the last person you’d expect to appear in a major Hollywood movie, but for scientist Don Suddaby, the result of his painstaking search for a cure for a fatal disease formed the basis for this engrossing drama.

Inspired by a true story of one boy’s illness.

Die Hard 4.0

Film4, 9pm, Wednesday

When warnings about shortfalls in national security go unheeded, cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant) punishes the US Government by shutting down the country’s power, comms and financial institutions.

The plan hits a snag when Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) enters the fray.

Back To The Future Film4, 6.40pm, Thursday

The first chapter in the imaginative and exciting trilogy introduces us to Michael J Fox as young buck Marty McFly, who accidentally travels back in time courtesy of Dr Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and his DeLorean time machine.

The Green Mile Film4, 9pm, Thursday

The delicate equilibrium of a ’30’s Death Row block is disrupted by the arrival of John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), convicted of murdering two girls.

Over time, the new inmate befriends guard Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), who suspects that Coffey may be serving time for a heinous crime he did not commit.

Black Hawk Down Sony Movie Channel, 9pm, Friday

A group of soldiers get into bother when sent to kidnap Somali warlords.

Crank

ITV, 10.45pm, Friday

Jason Statham’s hitman has been injected with a deadly poison and has just an hour to live.