The Graduate (1967)

BBC ONE, 11.35PM ★★★★★

“Mrs Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me” stutters graduate Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) to middle-aged Mrs Robinson (Anne Bancroft) in one of cinema’s most famous scenes. Mike Nichols won an Oscar for his biting satirical drama, based on Charles Webb’s novel, about a boy who loves a girl (Katharine Ross) but sleeps with her predatory mother. Superbly acted and icily compelling.