Films of the day
What’s on the small screen this week
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD Tuesday
SATURDAY dirty dancing
11.45am, 5Star
patrick swayze is the rebellious dance teacher at a 1960s Catskills resort who falls for Jennifer Grey’s prim and proper daddy’s girl in this iconic romance with a bestselling soundtrack. (1987/12) ★★★★
GREASE 6.50pm, e4
We’re still hopelessly devoted to this classic musical, set in the 1950s. With the help of iconic tunes, it depicts the unlikely romance between bad-boy greaser Danny (John Travolta) and blonde goody-goody sandy (olivia Newton-John). (1978/pG) ★★★★★
EDDIE THE EAGLE
9pm, dave
Wonderfully Britcentric feel-good comedy, based on a true story, with Taron Egerton as ski jumper Eddie Edwards. Despite being a laughing stock in his own sport, the ultimate underdog guns for glory at the 1988 Winter olympics. (2016/pG)★★★★★
SUNDAY
FLUSHED AWAY 5.15pm, itv2 an amazing cast, headed by Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet and ian McKellen, lend their voices to an animated comic caper about society mouse Roddy (Jackman) who comes a cropper when he finds himself inhabiting the world of sewer rat sid (shane Richie). (2006/U) ★★★
EVAN ALMIGHTY 7pm, itv2
The always watchable steve Carell reprises his role as Evan Baxter in this amusing Bruce almighty sequel. This time, he’s a congressman who’s contacted by God (morgan freeman) and tasked with building an ark to protect animals from the coming floods. (2007/pG) ★★★
KNIVES OUT
9pm, e4
Boasting ensemble admittedly a cast hugely suspect (and impressive an southern accent this murder from mystery Daniel Craig), has huge amounts of twists and turns and will keep you guessing until the very end. Don’t take your eyes off it or you could miss a crucial plot point. (2019/12) ★★★★
FLUSHED AWAY Sunday
MONDAY EVEREST 9PM, ITV4
Unbearably tense account of a real-life 1996 climbing disaster. fearless mountaineers Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal lead rival expeditions up Earth’s highest peak, just as a huge blizzard hits. (2015/12) ★★★★★
TUESDAY MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD 6.20PM, FILM4
Oscar-winning epic starring Russell Crowe
as the heroic captain of the Hms surprise, who defends his ship and crew after they’re attacked by the french. (2003/12) ★★★★
WEDNESDAY HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN 6.15PM, ITV2
it’s year three at Hogwarts and time for Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) to get serious. He faces powerful enemy sirius Black (Gary oldman), who’s escaped from azkaban and plans to kill the boy wizard. Harry also learns the truth about his mother and father’s death. (2004/ PG) ★★★★
THE BLUES BROTHERS 9pm, itv4
featuring a thrilling soundtrack and one of the best car chases in cinematic history, John landis’s action comedy is a hoot. Dan aykroyd and John Belushi play musicians who re-form their R&B band so they can raise enough cash to save an orphanage from closure. (1980/15) ★★★★
THURSDAY DUNKIRK
9pm, bbc three produced by the legendary Christopher Nolan, the movie depicts the Dunkirk
evacuation of World War II from the perspectives of land, sea and air. Look out for singer-turned-actor Harry Styles in his breakthrough role. (2017/12) ★★★★