SATURDAY

Shrek The Third

(2007) U 3.20PM, BBC1 The law of diminishing returns applies to this second sequel in the fairytale franchise, though there’s still fun to be had. Prince Charming plots his revenge, while Fiona realises she is expecting the patter of tiny green feet.

Contraband

(2012) 15 9PM, E4 Mark Wahlberg struggles to go straight as a former smuggler who is pulled back into crime when his wife’s brother gets in too deep with his ruthless boss. A crime drama with thrills, chases and more than a few violent surprises.

The Inbetweeners 2

(2014) 15 10PM, CH4 The four friends reunite for what is supposedly the very last time – but first, Will, Neil and Simon have to get to Australia, where Jay (James Buckley, above) is taking a gap year.

Pulp Fiction

(1994) 18 10PM, SPIKE Before Quentin Tarantino embarked on his current cycle of revenge films (see Django Unchained, Friday), he made this dazzling mix of three crime tales, starring John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson. (Freeview 31, Freesat 141, Sky 160)

Cabaret

(1972) 15 10.35PM, BBC2 See Classic Film Choice (right).

Iron Man 3

(2013) 12 10.50PM, BBC1 Robert Downey Jr’s cocky, superrich superhero (above) is back, this time facing a mysterious, diabolical foe called the Mandarin. But first, he has to come back from the dead after an attack on his pad leaves him missing in action.

Marnie

(1964) 15 12.30AM, BBC2 Sigmund Freud would have had a field day with Hitchcock’s psychothriller, starring Tippi Hedren as the frigid kleptomaniac who allows herself to be blackmailed into marriage to her equally off-kilter employer (Sean Connery).