Talking Pictures TV Friday

A bungling detective makes a disastrous attempt to bring a gang of jewel thieves to justice. Musical comedy, starring Terry-Thomas and Gwynneth Vaughan

How music was created for silent films

A boy tells a lie to get out of trouble, leading to an innocent bus driver with memory problems being harassed. Children's drama, starring Dennis Waterman and Gordon Jackson

A secret agent is sent on a dangerous mission, but the presence of an airman who is his exact double causes confusion. Second World War comedy, starring Brian Rix and Cecil Parker

A Scottish sheep farmer comes up against a ruthless developer keen to buy all his land. Drama, starring Bernard Hill and Betsy Brantley

Short film from the 1950s about missing milk bottles

A dock worker is imprisoned for a murder he did not commit. After a lengthy sentence, he vows to track down the real killer. Thriller, starring William Hartnell and Jimmy Hanley

Mike Read visits Blue Plaques across Britain, bringing to life the people they commemorate

An escaped convict enlists the aid of a disillusioned debutante as he tries to escape the law and claim his ill-gotten fortune. Thriller, starring George Nader and Maggie Smith

Robert Louis Stevenson, near the end of his life, mediates between two Samoan tribes to prevent war. Starring David Niven

A secretary brings sweeping changes to a stuffy university, while a professor and his son are determined to enforce a moral code. Comedy, starring Diane Hart and Charles Hawtrey

A travel agency is burgled

The mystery of a ghost haunting Flitwick Manor in Bedfordshire, and the tale of twin brothers who were separated at birth but led very similar lives

Caroline introduces another episode of Doomwatch

Dr Quist's reputation is in jeopardy after he arrives drunk to a meeting with the Prime Minister, but the team suspects he is the victim of a conspiracy

Caroline introduces 1971 British horror The Nightcomers

A gardener's twisted relationship with a governess proves a corrupting influence on the two children in her care. Horror, starring Marlon Brando and Stephanie Beacham

Caroline Munro introduces upcoming features

A drifter discovers the population of Los Angeles is being dominated by aliens who control people through advertising. John Carpenter's sci-fi adventure, starring Roddy Piper

A woman desperately searches for her husband, who's gone into hiding after witnessing a gangland murder. Crime drama, starring Ann Sheridan and Robert Keith

An astronaut returns from a space mission to find he is on a different plane of existence and is invisible. Sci-fi drama, starring Peter Kastner, Gretchen Corbett and Adam West

Short comedy, starring Buster Keaton

Events from 1938, narrated by Richard Greene. The barriers in Austria are raised to allow German troops in, the Japanese crush the Chinese, and the war in Spain draws to a close

An ex-convict's attempt to make a fresh start is jeopardised when an elderly man is murdered in his office. Crime drama, starring Gordon Jackson and June Thorburn