August 2026

August 2026

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No Mel or Sarah this week, so the boys have been left unsupervised with the Talking Pictures TV schedules. What could possibly go wrong? With three weeks of cinematic treasures to choose from, Scott, Hal, Daniel and this week's host, Gareth, have each been rummaging through the listings in search of something they think deserves a place on your watchlist.   Scott has selected Tomorrow at Ten, Lance Comfort's cracking 1963 British thriller starring John Gregson, Alec Clunes and a splendidly sinister Robert Shaw. Shaw plays Marlow, a kidnapper whose scheme involving the young son of a wealthy businessman comes with a particularly nasty ticking deadline. John Gregson is the detective faced with finding the boy before time runs out. Lean, tense and running at around 80 minutes, it is the sort of economical British thriller that gets on with the job without feeling the need to hang around for another half-hour explaining itself.   Daniel, meanwhile, has gone for Green for Danger, Sidney Gil

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