10 telly films
Roman J. Israel, Esq Sky Cinema Premiere, 11.25am & 8pm, Sunday
Roman J. Israel (Denzel Washington) is the brilliant mind who lurks in the shadows of an LA law firm – until his boss suffers a heart attack and he finds himself in charge of the fate of a black teenager, Derrell Ellerbee (DeRon Horton), who has been charged with murder.
The Man In The White Suit BBC2, 2.45pm, Sunday
Alec Guinness plays Sidney Stratton, a chemist who invents a new textile that repels dirt and never wears out, and then uses it to make the titular white suit.
Unfortunately, Britain’s mill owners and trade unionists quickly realise he could put them out of business and try to suppress his discovery.
True Grit Film4, 11.15pm, Sunday
Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) is just 14 when a coward by the name of Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) shoots and kills her father.
She seeks out marshal Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) and hires him to help her track Chaney.
Adapted from the novel by Charles Portis, Joel and Ethan Coen’s masterful reworking of True Grit is a bloody tale of retribution.
True Lies Film4, 9pm, Monday
Spy Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) spends his days battling terrorists, but his bored wife Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) thinks he’s a computer salesman.
She decides to spice up her life but gets more than she bargained for when she ends up in the clutches of a gang who have stolen a nuclear weapon.
Ransom ITV4, 11.30pm, Monday
When airline tycoon Tom Mullen’s (Mel Gibson) son is abducted, he agrees to pay the ransom.
However, when the drop-off goes wrong, Tom fears he will never see his son alive again and comes up with a high-stakes plan: instead of giving $2 million to the kidnappers, he’ll use it as a bounty on their heads.
Ted ITV2, 9pm, Wednesday
“Here is the story of a little boy and his magical wish that changed his life forever,” intones the droll narrator (Patrick Stewart) at the start of this uproarious comedy that starts with a boy wishing his teddy bear could talk.
A shooting star passes overhead and, the next morning, we meet the exceedingly animated Ted...
The Blue Dahlia Film4, 12.45pm, Thursday
Written – and reportedly partly directed – by legendary crime novelist Raymond Chandler, this stylish, hard-boiled film noir stars Alan Ladd as Second World War pilot Johnny, who returns home to Los Angeles after being discharged, only to end up as prime suspect in the murder of his unfaithful wife.
Layer Cake 5STAR, 10pm, Thursday
Daniel Craig stars as a drug dealer whose ambition is to earn as much money as possible with the least amount of hassle.
However, as we enter his murky world, we learn his peaceful existence s is about to be shattered when his boss hands him an assignment to track down the daughter of a crime kingpin.
Never Say Never Again ITV4, 8pm, Friday
James Bond (Sean Connery) hunts for stolen US nuclear warheads.
Fast & Furious ITV2, 9pm, Friday
Bad boy Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) crosses paths with an old foe, Det Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker).