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FAMILY MOVIE Ramona And Beezus, 11am, Film4
SELENA GOMEZ and Joey King (pictured) are Quimby sisters Beatrice (aka Beezus) and Ramona in this heartwarming comedy. Young Ramona (King) is always getting into trouble and embarrassing her older sister, but her adorable spirit wins out as she helps to restore a happy family.
TEST CRICKET England v West Indies, 1pm, Sky Cricket
ENGLAND will be unsure what to expect from an unfamiliar West Indies side in our first-ever home day-night Test. The two debutants in the squad, opener Mark Stoneham and legspinner Mason Crane, willl be hoping to put down a marker for an Ashes place.
GANGSTER CLASSIC The Godfather Part II, 1.25pm, Sky Select
ONE of the highlights of De Niro Day on Sky Select. The actor won his first Oscar for his searing portrayal of the young Vito Corleone, rising to power in New York City.
SCI-FI SERIES Warehouse 13, 8pm, Pick
A LIGHTER take on The X Files, this U.S. series pairs two chalk ’n’ cheese Secret Service agents (she looks, he leaps) who work for a mysterious branch of the government that hunts down strange objects. Look out for Brit Jaime Murray in this season two opener, playing a female version of H.G. Wells.
FANTASY EPIC Outlander, 9pm, More4
FRANK spirals out of control in the Forties while his wife, having resigned herself to her fate, is having a merry old time in the 1740s with Jamie, the hunky and adorably naive Highlander she has married. As Frank’s mood darkens, he starts to look increasingly like his ancestor, ‘Black Jack’. Where will it end?
FUNNY MEN John Bishop: In Conversation With James Corden, 9pm, Dave
JOHN BISHOP’S low-key talk show, which has only one guest per episode, makes its Freeview debut. James Corden is his first guest and reflects engagingly on family and on his late-night chat success in the U.S. — his hit series The Late Late Show is available on Sky On Demand and Now TV.
THRILLER FINALE Riviera, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
SKY’S big Euro-thriller has the feel of an expensive daytime TV movie and would be nothing without its star, Julia Stiles. In the finale, Georgina (Stiles, pictured) is holed up with her gun, drinking heavily and contemplating a bold plan — and there’s a satisfaction to be had from the brutal results.
HAUNTED TOWN Ghost Of Shepherdstown, 10pm, Quest Red
IN SHEPHERDSTOWN, West Virginia, Chief of Police Mike King says his men are drowning in reports of paranormal events, so he has called in the specialists (Nick Groff, Bill Hartley and Elizabeth Saint, pictured with King). This resulting townwide new spook-hunting series is a step up in scale for the genre. (Freeview 38, Sky 162, Virgin 215)
FREEVIEW THRILLER Ransom, 10.15pm, ITV4
RENEE RUSSO and Mel Gibson are the horrified parents whose son is kidnapped for a $2 million ransom. Wealthy Gibson can afford to pay up, but he takes matters into his own hands when promises aren’t kept. A solid nail-biter from director Ron Howard.