Of the day What’s on the small screen this week
FORREST GUMP CHANNEL 4, 9.20PM
Tom Hanks plays the title character who has a series of bizarre adventures, including becoming an American football star, Vietnam veteran, table tennis champ and millionaire businessman – but the love of his life continues to elude him.
SHREK 2 STV, 2.30PM
The grouchy ogre and his new wife Princess Fiona set out on a journey to meet her parents. However, the king and queen are less than impressed with their daughter’s choice of husband, while a conniving fairy godmother is determined to make sure her own son gets to marry the princess. Animated adventure sequel, with the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy.
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL BBC ONE, 1.45PM
An amoral circus illusionist is transported to a magical land, where he is mistaken for a powerful wizard prophesied to fall from the sky and save the realm from evil. His attempt to take advantage of the situation leads him into a dangerous quest involving three powerful witches. Fantasy adventure prequel, starring James Franco.
THE REVENANT BBC TWO, 10.35PM
A frontiersman leading a hunting party through the wilderness is mauled by a bear, and a travelling companion who pledged to stay with him until help comes kills his son and leaves him for dead. Against all odds, the wounded man survives his injuries and embarks on a gruelling quest for revenge that takes him through a harsh landscape. Western, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING BBC ONE, 7.55PM
Premiere. Peter Parker balances life as an ordinary high-school student with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, while waiting in vain to join his mentor Iron Man on a world-saving mission. Determined to prove he is ready for bigger challenges, he investigates a spree of crimes committed with advanced weapons. Superhero adventure, starring Tom Holland.
SHIRLEY VALENTINE CHANNEL 5, 10PM
A Liverpudlian housewife is trapped in a humdrum existence and a dull marriage. Fed up, she decides to go on an unheard-of holiday by herself to a Greek island, where she starts to enjoy life again – especially when she is romanced and seduced by a smooth-talking fisherman. Comedy, adapted from Willy Russell’s stage play, starring Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Bernard Hill and Julia McKenzie.