The Railway Man

10.40pm-12.35am, BBC1, Drama 11.10pm-1.05am Wales

Sex ●●● Violence ●●● Language ●●● A compelling true-story tale of suffering and survival, reconciliation and redemption, as Eric Lomax (Colin Firth) comes to terms with his harrowing ordeal as a POW in the Far East. Firth delivers a masterly portrayal of emotional reserve, Nicole Kidman is tender as his wife and Jeremy Irvine is ideal as young Lomax. (2013, 15)