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13-02-2009, 07:54 PM
Film4 Listings for Saturday 14th February
13:00
Thunderbirds Are GO (Film)
Feature-length version of Gerry Anderson's classic supermarionated adventure series. When the first manned mission to Mars is sabotaged by a sinister character known as the Hood, International Rescue are called in to protect the astronauts set to undertake the second mission.
Director: David Lane
Starring: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Alexander Davion, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn, David Graham
(Subtitles, 1966, U, 3 Star)
14:50
Howards End (Film)
Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson are the central figures in James Ivory's adaptation of E M Forster's novel of love, treachery and revenge. Bonham Carter falls for Paul Wilcox but is rebuffed. Her sister Thompson becomes friends with his mother who promises her the family house, Howards End. But after her death, the will disappears and it appears the inheritance will disappear. Until the widower, Anthony Hopkins, becomes attracted to Thompson.
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph Bennett, Emma Thompson, Prunella Scales, Adrian Ross-Magenty
(Subtitles, 1992, PG, 4 Star)
17:35
Carry on Doctor (Film)
pG Sid James plays Charlie Roper, the rogue patient smoking under the bed sheets and smuggling in whisky; Jim Dale the handsome but accident-prone Dr Jim Kilmore infatuated by beautiful Nurse Clarke; and Kenneth Williams hospital head Dr Kenneth Tinkle, the unlikely romantic target of the strict and starched Matron in this classic comedy directed, as always, by Gerald Thomas.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Jim Dale, Hattie Jacques
(Subtitles, 1968, PG, 3 Star)
19:25
P'Tang Yang Kipperbang (Film)
Based on Jack Rosenthal's childhood memories, Michael Apted's film, set in the summer of 1948, stars John Albasiny as 14-year-old Alan, who has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in the cricket, life couldn't be better.
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: John Albasiny, Abigail Cruttenden, Maurice Dee, Alison Steadman, Mark Brailsford, Christopher Karallis
(Subtitles, Made For TV, 1982, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Brick Lane (Film)
Sarah Gavron's film, based on Monica Ali's novel, stars Tannishtha Chatterjee as Nazneen, married at 17 to Chanu - who is 20 years her senior - and living in a council flat in London's East End. Reconciled to her lot but still dreaming of her family back home in Bangladesh, her life changes when, to earn more money, she starts doing clothing piecework at home. The clothing is delivered by Karim, who is her age, handsome and charming, and the two begin an affair. But all three lives are changed by the events of 9/11, with one of the men becoming radicalised, and the other a proponent for understanding, while Nazneen is caught in the middle, needing to accept adult responsibilities.
Director: Sarah Gavron
Starring: Tanishta Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Naeema Begum, Lana Rahman, Lalita Ahmed
(Subtitles, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
23:00
Creep (Film)
The creepy chronicle of party loving Kate, who falls asleep on a London Underground station - and wakes up to find her worst nightmare has come true. Soon she's fleeing through miles of subterranean tunnels, chased by a terrifying part-human creature.
Director: Christopher Smith
Starring: Franka Potente, Vas Blackwood, Ken Hudson Campbell, Jeremy Sheffield, Paul Rattray, Kelly Scott
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 18, 3 Star)
00:40
Beautiful Thing (Film)
Hettie MacDonald's debut features Glen Berry as Jamie, a youngster bunking off school, hardly noticed by his mother. He seeks refuge with his classmate Ste, who lives in the same block. And one night, they end up sleeping in the same bed... This FilmFour-funded film gently, unsensationally celebrates their emerging ***ual identities.
Director: Hettie MacDonald
Starring: Linda Henry, Meera Syal, Glen Berry, Martin Walsh, Steven M. Martin, Scott Neal
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1996, 15, 4 Star)
13:00
Thunderbirds Are GO (Film)
Feature-length version of Gerry Anderson's classic supermarionated adventure series. When the first manned mission to Mars is sabotaged by a sinister character known as the Hood, International Rescue are called in to protect the astronauts set to undertake the second mission.
Director: David Lane
Starring: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Alexander Davion, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn, David Graham
(Subtitles, 1966, U, 3 Star)
14:50
Howards End (Film)
Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson are the central figures in James Ivory's adaptation of E M Forster's novel of love, treachery and revenge. Bonham Carter falls for Paul Wilcox but is rebuffed. Her sister Thompson becomes friends with his mother who promises her the family house, Howards End. But after her death, the will disappears and it appears the inheritance will disappear. Until the widower, Anthony Hopkins, becomes attracted to Thompson.
Director: James Ivory
Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph Bennett, Emma Thompson, Prunella Scales, Adrian Ross-Magenty
(Subtitles, 1992, PG, 4 Star)
17:35
Carry on Doctor (Film)
pG Sid James plays Charlie Roper, the rogue patient smoking under the bed sheets and smuggling in whisky; Jim Dale the handsome but accident-prone Dr Jim Kilmore infatuated by beautiful Nurse Clarke; and Kenneth Williams hospital head Dr Kenneth Tinkle, the unlikely romantic target of the strict and starched Matron in this classic comedy directed, as always, by Gerald Thomas.
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Williams, Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Jim Dale, Hattie Jacques
(Subtitles, 1968, PG, 3 Star)
19:25
P'Tang Yang Kipperbang (Film)
Based on Jack Rosenthal's childhood memories, Michael Apted's film, set in the summer of 1948, stars John Albasiny as 14-year-old Alan, who has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in the cricket, life couldn't be better.
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: John Albasiny, Abigail Cruttenden, Maurice Dee, Alison Steadman, Mark Brailsford, Christopher Karallis
(Subtitles, Made For TV, 1982, PG, 4 Star)
21:00
Brick Lane (Film)
Sarah Gavron's film, based on Monica Ali's novel, stars Tannishtha Chatterjee as Nazneen, married at 17 to Chanu - who is 20 years her senior - and living in a council flat in London's East End. Reconciled to her lot but still dreaming of her family back home in Bangladesh, her life changes when, to earn more money, she starts doing clothing piecework at home. The clothing is delivered by Karim, who is her age, handsome and charming, and the two begin an affair. But all three lives are changed by the events of 9/11, with one of the men becoming radicalised, and the other a proponent for understanding, while Nazneen is caught in the middle, needing to accept adult responsibilities.
Director: Sarah Gavron
Starring: Tanishta Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Naeema Begum, Lana Rahman, Lalita Ahmed
(Subtitles, 2007, 15, 3 Star)
23:00
Creep (Film)
The creepy chronicle of party loving Kate, who falls asleep on a London Underground station - and wakes up to find her worst nightmare has come true. Soon she's fleeing through miles of subterranean tunnels, chased by a terrifying part-human creature.
Director: Christopher Smith
Starring: Franka Potente, Vas Blackwood, Ken Hudson Campbell, Jeremy Sheffield, Paul Rattray, Kelly Scott
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2004, 18, 3 Star)
00:40
Beautiful Thing (Film)
Hettie MacDonald's debut features Glen Berry as Jamie, a youngster bunking off school, hardly noticed by his mother. He seeks refuge with his classmate Ste, who lives in the same block. And one night, they end up sleeping in the same bed... This FilmFour-funded film gently, unsensationally celebrates their emerging ***ual identities.
Director: Hettie MacDonald
Starring: Linda Henry, Meera Syal, Glen Berry, Martin Walsh, Steven M. Martin, Scott Neal
(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1996, 15, 4 Star)