FRIDAY, December 29 BBC ENTERTAINMENT

01.05 Dickensian 01.35 Dickensian 02.00 Doctors 02.30 EastEnders 03.00 An Inspector Calls 04.25 Live At The Apollo 05.15 Antiques Roadshow 06.05 Antiques Roadshow 07.00 Gigglebiz 07.15 Gigglebiz 07.30 Antiques Roadshow 08.20 Antiques Roadshow 09.10 Bargain Hunt 09.55 Keeping Up Appearances 10.25 Doctors 10.55 EastEnders 11.25 Dickensian 11.50 Dickensian 12.15 Keeping Up Appearances 12.45 Keeping Up Appearances 13.15 Keeping Up Appearances 13.45 Antiques Roadshow 14.35 Antiques Roadshow 15.30 Bargain Hunt 16.10 Keeping Up Appearances 16.40 Keeping Up Appearances 17.10 Keeping Up Appearances 17.40 Dickensian 18.05 Dickensian 18.30 Doctors 19.00 EastEnders 19.30 Bargain Hunt 20.15 Keeping Up Appearances 20.40 Doctors 21.10 Casualty 22.00 Dickensian 22.25 Dickensian 23.15 Alan Carr: Chatty Man THIS weird sci-fi thriller plays tricks with time. The critics promise you will not be bored.

Aliens invade Earth and overrun Europe. Tom Cruise is a timid guy pitchforked into frontline action. The Yanks invade the Normandy beaches and in stirring action scenes our Tom reluctantly wades ashore. He is killed, but that is not the end of him or the movie.

Tom wakes up in bed on the morning of the previous day and relives every event up to his death. It’s a re-run of Groundhog Day, where reporter Bill Murray relived the same events until he got things right.

Emily Blunt plays a seasoned warrior who has been down this road herself. These crafty aliens play tricks with time and Emily advises Tom on how to escape this lethal cycle. Got that?

We don’t understand the concept of time, so don’t worry about what is going on. It might be tosh but it’s convincingly well done. Doug Liman directed in 2014 from an original Japanese sci-fi yarn by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.

Empire magazine said: “A playful and frantic science-fiction twister which mimics the best while offering something fresh and, most importantly, thrilling.”