MOVIE CHOICE

THE LITTLE STRANGER (2018) 12 u

9PM, CH4 ★★★★ Based on the novel by Sarah Waters, this Gothic drama, set in 1948, follows Domhnall Gleeson’s icy doctor as he pays a visit to the traumatised Ayres family at their creaky old mansion. There, disturbing and possibly supernatural events unfold. Ruth Wilson also stars. See The Big Movie, page 23.

THE DEER HUNTER (1978) 18

s 10PM, BBC2 ★★★★★ Controversial, but awarded five Oscars, Michael Cimino’s Vietnam War drama is a high point of the decade’s cinema output. It follows three friends (Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and John Savage) from a small Pennsylvania town – before, during and after serving in Vietnam. SLIDING DOORS (1998) 15 u 11.20PM, BBC1 ★★★★ There are two Gwyneth Paltrows in this clever fantasy romcom, which splits into dual timelines – one in which Paltrow’s just-fired PR exec discovers her boyfriend’s a cheat, and one in which she doesn’t. Fate, luck and a dash of farce have a hand in her meeting upbeat John Hannah.