MOVIE CHOICE

FILM RATINGS ■ Family viewing ● Generally suitable for all ◆ Caution recommended ▲ Particularly liable to offend

Emma (1996) U ● 2.45PM, BBC2 ★★★★

Gwyneth Paltrow honed her elocution for her breakthrough role in this adaptation of the Jane Austen novel. She glows here as Emma Woodhouse, who nearly fluffs her future with Mr Right.

Half A Sixpence (1967) U ● 3PM, RTÉ ONE ★★★★

Tommy Steele stars in this likeable musical, adapted from HG Wells’ Kipps. A humble draper’s assistant inherits a fortune and soon has his head turned by high society – and an upper-class lady.

Flipper (1996) PG ● 3.20PM, RTé2 ★★

Waterlogged family adventure, based on the classic TV series. A young Elijah Wood plays a city boy who is sent to spend the summer with his uncle in the Florida Keys, where he befriends a dolphin.