Saturday 3 July, 10.30pm - 12.45am, ITV1
HANNIBAL RISING (2007, Fr/UK/US/Czech/It)
Prequel charting the development of Hannibal Lecter into a cold-hearted killer against the backdrop of post-war Paris. Aaran Thomas plays Hannibal aged 8 and Helena-Lia Tachovská plays his younger sister, Mischa for the first 15 minutes and in occasional flashbacks. Videocaps ⚠️ ↗
Sunday 4 July, 1.30pm - 3.20pm, ITV2
NANNY MCPHEE (2005, UK/US/Fr)
A widowed father who can't manage his seven children enlists the help of a scary nanny with magical powers. The children are Simon (Thomas Sangster), Tora (Eliza Bennett), Lily (Jennifer Rae Daykin), Eric (Raphaël Coleman), Sebastian (Samuel Honywood), Christianna (Holly Gibbs) and Baby Agatha (Hebe & Zinnia Barnes). Videocaps ⚠️ ↗
Sunday 4 July, 4.55pm - 6.55pm, ITV3
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971, US)
Children's musical comedy from a Roald Dahl story. Young Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) finds that his wildest dream comes true when he finds a golden ticket in a candy bar and, together with four other lucky children, wins a tour around the giant chocolate factory of eccentric confectionery tycoon Willy Wonka, and a lifetime's supply of chocolate. The other children are Veruca Salt (Julie Dawn Cole), Violet Beauregard (Denise Nickerson), Mike Teevee (Paris Themmen) and Augustus Gloop (Michael Bollner).
Sunday 4 July, 6.50pm - 9.00pm, ITV2
PETER PAN (2003, US/UK/Aus)
Adaptation of JM Barrie's classic adventure about the boy who wouldn't grow up, faithful to the spirit of the original. 12-year-old Wendy Darling (Rachel Hurd-Wood) is visited by Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter), a boy who can fly, who persuades her, and her brothers, John (Harry Newell) and Michael (Freddie Popplewell), to join him on an adventure to the magical world of Neverland. There they encounter many curious characters, including the Red Indian princess Tiger Lily (Carsen Gray). Videocaps ⚠️ ↗
Monday 5 July, 11.20am - 1.20pm, More4
HIGH SOCIETY (1956, US)
Classic musical starring Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. On the eve of high-class Tracy Lord's second marriage, her first husband, Dexter, realises that he still loves her. Lydia Reed plays Tracy's younger sister, Caroline, who rather fancies Dexter herself. (Caroline appears very little in the film after the first half hour.)
Monday 5 July, 10.35pm - 12.30am, ITV1
MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985, Aus)
Third of the series set in post-apocalyptic Australia. After fighting in the Thunderdome and being exiled from Bartertown, "Mad" Max is hailed as saviour by a tribe of children, survivors of a plane crash. Videocaps ⚠️ ↗
Tuesday 6 July, 10.00pm - 12.05am, BBC4
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962, US)
A lawyer in thirties Alabama takes on the case of a black man accused of raping a white woman, seen through the eyes of his 6-year-old tomboy daughter, Scout (Mary Badham). Phillip Alford plays Scout's 12-year-old brother, Jem, and John Megna plays Dill, a 6-year-old a boy who is visiting the neighbourhood. Videocaps ⚠️ ↗
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