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| VisionTV Program Highlights for the Week of October 4, 2009 |
| Posted
on Saturday, October 03, 2009 - 08:58 PM |
** God's gumshoes: VisionTV's "Holy Whodunits" double feature includes Sean Connery in The Name of the Rose and Alec Guinness as Father Brown in The Detective, Oct. 8 **
** Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto: doc series I Prophesy ponders the marriage of man and machine, Oct. 6 **
** Up close and personal with Ozzy Osbourne's neighbour Pat Boone on VisionTV's Unscripted, Oct. 7 **
** Get your kit off: The Full Monty airs Oct. 7 **
Monday, Oct. 5
Retro TV Classic - The Beachcombers
Monday to Friday, 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT
Return to the comforts of Molly's Reach café in Gibsons, BC, the picturesque setting for Canada's longest-running family drama series. The late, great Bruno Gerussi stars as Nick Adonidas, a maverick salvage operator who plies his trade along the Sunshine Coast with the help of partner Jesse Jim (Pat John) and the hindrance of unscrupulous rival Relic (Robert Clothier).
Retro TV Classic - The Waltons
Monday to Friday, 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT
The winner of more than a dozen Emmy Awards, The Waltons stands today as one of television's finest family dramas: the heartfelt and gentle story of a poor but upright rural American family struggling to stay together through the hardships of the Great Depression and the dark days of World War Two. Starring Richard Thomas, Ralph Waite and Michael Learned.
The Best of British Comedy - The Green Green Grass
8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Goodbye, city life! When Boycie (John Challis), Peckham's shiftiest used car salesman, runs afoul of some gangsters, he flees with his family to the bucolic delights of an old farmhouse in Shropshire. But is a slick London wheeler-dealer really suited to the life of a country gentleman? Tonight: With Boycie and family out of town, the staff decide to give a pair of "psychic detectives" the run of the manor house.
** NEW EPISODE **
Drama Series - McLeod's Daughters: "The Merry Widow"
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
This award-winning Australian drama returns for its final episodes, giving fans the chance to say a fond farewell to Stevie (Simmone Jade Mackinnon), Grace (Abi Tucker) and the other strong-willed women who manage the sprawling cattle ranch known as Drovers Run. Tonight: Stevie is shocked to discover that the whole town thinks she and Marcus (Matthew Passmore) are dating.
** NEW EPISODE **
Talk Series - Unscripted
10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
In this intimate talk program from the producers of The Daily: Weekend Edition, some of the entertainment world's most iconic figures - from Bob Newhart to Florence Henderson - reflect candidly on their lives and careers. Tonight: Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman) talks about race and Hollywood.
Movie - Oscar and Lucinda
Midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT
Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett star in this eccentric 1997 story of love and faith, adapted by director Gillian Armstrong from Peter Carey's Booker Prize-winning novel. Fiennes plays Oscar, an Anglican priest who is drawn to Blanchett's Lucinda, a wealthy glassworks owner. United by a passion for gambling, they agree to an unlikely bet on whether Oscar can safely transport a glass church into the heart of the Australian outback.
Tuesday, Oct. 6
Retro TV Classic - Murder, She Wrote
7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
Legendary stage and screen actress Angela Lansbury cemented her iconic status playing mystery author and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher in this long-running whodunit series. Tonight: Canada's Kate Vernon (Battlestar Galactica) and Hollywood legend Dinah Shore guest star as Jessica comes to the aid of a college professor (E.G. Marshall) who confesses to a murder he may not have committed. Ralph Waite (The Waltons) also guests.
The Best of British Comedy - Bless Me, Father
8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Veteran character actor Arthur Lowe (Dad's Army) stars as Father Duddleswell, a crusty but compassionate parish priest who tends to his suburban London flock while keeping a keen eye on the bottom line. Tonight: Father Neil (Daniel Abineri) offers a parishioner marital advice, with unintended consequences.
Retro TV Classic - Quantum Leap: "Roberto"
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
This classic sci-fi drama stars Scott Bakula (The Informant!) as Sam Beckett, a scientist trapped in the past by a time travel experiment gone wrong. Sam can leap into any person's life, at any point within his own lifetime - but he can't predict where he's going to land next. Tonight: Sam leaps into the body of an investigative reporter probing mysterious goings-on at a New Mexico pesticide plant. Talk radio's Dr. Laura Schlessinger appears as herself in an episode directed by Scott Bakula.
** NEW EPISODE **
Talk Series - Unscripted
10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Tonight: Desperate Housewives co-star Richard Burgi (a.k.a. Karl Mayer) dishes the dirt about life on Wisteria Lane.
Documentary Series - I Prophesy: Cyborg
10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT
What will the future look like? This documentary anthology series ponders the shape of our tomorrows, drawing upon the insights of renowned scientists, authors and intellectuals. Tonight: As artificial intelligence advances, some futurists wonder whether human beings might themselves become part machine. In this episode, I Prophesy encounters a British researcher who has turned himself into the world's first "cyborg."
Movie - Moll Flanders
Midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT
Robin Wright Penn (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee) stars as the resilient heroine of this 1996 period drama adapted from the classic novel by Daniel Defoe. Born to a prostitute and raised in an orphanage, young Moll Flanders finds herself with no choice but to work in a bordello run by the malevolent Mrs. Allworthy (Stockard Channing). But the kindness of a servant (Morgan Freeman) and the love of an outcast artist (John Lynch) help Moll to survive and find redemption.
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Retro TV Classic - Murder, She Wrote
7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
Tonight: Bill Maher (Real Time with Bill Maher, Religulous), Brad Dourif (Blue Velvet, Deadwood) and Roddy McDowall (Planet of the Apes) guest star as Jessica investigates the connection between a ghost sighting and a Cabot Cove murder.
The Best of British Comedy - Keeping Up Appearances
8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
Smug, social-climbing, status-obsessed and tyrannical: Say hello to suburban snob extraordinaire Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced "Bouquet," thank you very much). In this award-winning BBC comedy from the creator of Last of the Summer Wine, Patricia Routledge brings the monstrous Hyacinth to life in all her terrifying glory. Tonight: Hyacinth's plans for an elaborate summer barbecue go up in smoke.
** SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION **
Comedy-Drama Series - Doc Martin: "The Two of Us"
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
The Doc is back. With a new season of the UK smash hit Doc Martin on its way in 2010, VisionTV celebrates by presenting a special encore of the award-winning dramedy's first three seasons. Martin Clunes stars as Dr. Martin ("Doc Martin") Ellingham, the foul-tempered, socially inept GP for a sleepy English seaside village. Tonight: The whole community is abuzz with the news of Martin's engagement to Louisa (Caroline Catz).
** NEW EPISODE **
Talk Series - Unscripted
10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Tonight: Fifties teen idol turned Christian activist Pat Boone reflects on his career, his faith and what it's like having Ozzy Osbourne for a neighbour.
Movie - The Full Monty
Midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT
This crowd-pleasing 1997 British comedy stars Robert Carlyle (24: Redemption) as an unemployed steelworker who tries to raise the money he needs for child support by convincing his jobless colleagues to join him in staging a male strip act. With Tom Wilkinson and Mark Addy.
Thursday, Oct. 8
The Best of British Comedy - On the Buses
8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
In this charmingly unpretentious slice of working-class British life, bus driver Stan Butler (Reg Varney) and cheerfully lecherous conductor Jack Harper (Bob Grant) conspire to do as little real work as possible while avoiding the wrath of their nemesis, the tyrannical Inspector Blake (Stephen Lewis). Tonight: Stan falls for the new conductor, but his mother is less than impressed when he brings her home.
** DOUBLE FEATURE: HOLY WHODUNITS **
Movie - The Name of the Rose
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Adapted from the best-selling novel by Umberto Eco, this atmospheric 1986 feature stars Sean Connery as a keen-minded Franciscan monk who probes a series of slayings at an Italian abbey. Christian Slater, F. Murray Abraham and Ron Perlman (Hellboy) also star.
** DOUBLE FEATURE: HOLY WHODUNITS **
Movie - The Detective
Midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT
Alec Guinness stars as priest and part-time sleuth Father Brown in this 1954 mystery based on the stories of author G.K. Chesterton. When a priceless cross goes missing in Paris, Father Brown pursues the culprit, a notorious art thief played by Peter Finch, hoping not just to recover the stolen property but to save his adversary's soul.
Friday, Oct. 9
The Best of British Comedy - Last of the Summer Wine
8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
36 years and still going strong. On Fridays, VisionTV offers the latest episodes of television's longest-running situation comedy, which chronicles the misadventures of a group of elderly reprobates living out their second childhood in the Yorkshire countryside. Tonight: Barry (Mike Grady) tries to take a retired vicar for a drive in the country, only to end up a kidnapping suspect.
** NEW EPISODE **
Talk Series - Unscripted
10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Tonight: R&B legends Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. discuss music and marriage.
Movie - The Big Heat
Midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT
Canadian-born Glenn Ford stars as an honest cop fighting corruption in this 1953 noir classic from legendary director Fritz Lang (Metropolis). With Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin.
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