BEST FILMS

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Tomorrow, ITV4, 9pm

A gunslinger, an outlaw and an assassin learn about a hidden bounty of gold during the American Civil War. But each man only knows part of the way to find the treasure, setting off on a deadly path of betrayal. Starring Clint Eastwood (above) and Lee Van Cleef.

You Only Live Twice Monday, ITV4, 9pm

Sean Connery’s 007 packs his kimono and jets off to Japan, where he teams up with a secret service ninja force to stop moggystroking baddie Blofeld from starting World War III.

Cat Ballou

Tuesday, Film4, 4.45pm

Jane Fonda takes the title role in this breezy musical comedy Western. She plays an aspiring teacher who discovers a corporation is out to take her father’s land. Cat hires gunslinger Kid Shelleen (Lee Marvin) to fight their corner, only to discover he’s a washed-up drunk.

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Wednesday, Film4, 11am Sir Alec Guinness (right) delivers eight tour-de-force performances in this Ealing black comedy. The film revolves around the eccentric d’ascoyne family – all played by Guinness – whose fortune proves a temptation too great for relative Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price), who schemes to murder family members who stand in his way.

Philomena

Thursday, BBC4, 10pm Based on a true story, journalist Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) helps retired Irish nurse Philomena (Judi Dench, above with Coogan) look for the son she was forced to give up to nuns in the 1950s. A tender and unexpectedly touching relationship forms between these two characters from different generations and backgrounds in Stephen Frears’ emotional yet uplifting movie.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Friday, BBC1, 11.35pm

Take a bevy of Australian drag queens shimmying across the outback to a gig in Alice Springs, add a bus (called Priscilla) and sprinkle with disco hits and Oscarwinning costumes and you have the surprise hit of 1994.