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| VisionTV Weekly Programming Highlights |
| Posted
on Saturday, October 10, 2009 - 01:35 PM |
Highlights for the week of October 11th include:
- Altar state: Doc Martin prepares to tie the knot - or not - in third season finale, Oct. 14
- The mother of all mothers: The Brady Bunch's mom extraordinaire, Florence Henderson, guests on VisionTV's Unscripted, Oct. 13
- We see dead people ... and aliens, and robots: VisionTV feature films include sci-fi/fantasy classics Cocoon, Carousel, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and The Day the Earth Stood Still
Monday, Oct. 12
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: When The Antiques Roadshow comes to town, everyone at the farm is determined to get on the show.
** NEW EPISODE **
Drama Series - McLeod's Daughters: "Show Pony"
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: Jaz (Edwina Ritchard) faces a dilemma when she tries unsuccessfully to train her beloved show-jumping horse, Annie, to work on the property.
** 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: He sees dead people. Best-selling author and Ghost Whisperer creator James Van Praagh talks about his encounters with the afterworld.
Movie - Cocoon
Midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT
In this charming 1985 fantasy, a group of Florida retirees experience a miraculous rejuvenation after swimming in a pool inhabited by extraterrestrials. Starring Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy and Don Ameche.
Tuesday, Oct. 13
The Best of British Comedy - Dinnerladies
8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT
Comedian Victoria Wood created and stars in this award-winning working-class ensemble comedy about a group of women toiling in the canteen of a Manchester factory. Tonight: A series of crises leaves Bren running the canteen single-handed on the most important night shift of the year.
Retro TV Classic - Quantum Leap: "It's a Wonderful Leap"
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 a New York City cab driver who accidentally runs over his guardian angel, in an episode guest starring Jerry Adler (The Sopranos, Rescue Me) and Liz Torres (Gilmore Girls).
** NEW EPISODE **
Talk Series - Unscripted
10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Tonight: Meet everyone's favourite mom. Florence Henderson, star of The Brady Bunch, is the guest on this edition.
Documentary Series - I Prophesy: Nuclear 9-11
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: Is the threat of nuclear terrorism real or imagined? In this episode, I Prophesy considers the possibility that fanatical religious or political movements might gain access to nuclear technology, and asks how the world would cope with a nuclear terror attack upon a major city.
Movie - Carousel
Midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT
This 1956 adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical stars Gordon MacRae as Billy Bigelow, a disreputable carny who marries a sweet-natured mill worker, played by Shirley Jones. Their life together is cut short by tragedy, leaving Billy just one chance to atone for his mistakes.
Wednesday, Oct. 14
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: A seeming case of mistaken identity puts Jessica on the trail of a mystery in Boston. With guest star Jerry Orbach (Law & Order).
The Best of British Comedy - One Foot in the Grave
8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT
Humorless. Foul-tempered. Vitriolic. And those are his good qualities. This award-winning comedy stars Richard Wilson (Merlin) as pensioner Victor Meldrew, a bitter misanthrope who makes Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David look like the tooth fairy. Tonight: Victor prepares to do battle with the builders who have dashed his plans for a new barbecue.
** SPECIAL ENCORE PRESENTATION: SEASON FINALE **
Comedy-Drama Series - Doc Martin: "In Sickness And In Health"
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. In tonight's third season finale: As Martin and Louisa (Caroline Catz) prepare for their wedding, all is business as usual - which means a bridesmaid with an eye patch, a drunken vicar and a flood in the reception hall.
** NEW EPISODE **
Talk Series - Unscripted
10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Tonight: Environmental activist Erin Brockovich, the real-life inspiration for the Oscar-winning movie, talks about taking on the corporate powers-that-be.
Movie - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT
Gene Tierney (Laura) stars as a widow who moves into a seaside cottage, only to discover it haunted by the ghost of a salty sea captain, played by Rex Harrison. Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve) directed this supernatural romance from 1947, which features George Sanders and a young Natalie Wood.
Thursday, Oct. 15
Retro TV Classic - Murder, She Wrote
7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
Tonight: Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas) guest stars as Jessica investigates foul play in the world of professional baseball.
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 is less than thrilled when his sister Olive (Anna Karen, EastEnders) applies for a job as a bus conductor.
Movie - Cocoon
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
See Monday Oct. 12 at Midnight ET.
Movie - The Great White Hope
Midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT
James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander both earned Oscar nominations for their performances in this compelling 1970 drama inspired by the rise and tragic fall of the world's first black heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson. With Hal Holbrook (Into the Wild) and Moses Gunn.
Friday, Oct. 16
Retro TV Classic - Murder, She Wrote
7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
Tonight: Screen legend Jean Simmons (Elmer Gantry, Spartacus) guest stars as Jessica's rival, mystery novelist Eudora McVeigh Shipton, whose arrival in Cabot Cove coincides - surprisingly enough - with a murder.
The Best of British Comedy - Sorry!
8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT
British comedy legend Ronnie Corbett (The Two Ronnies) stars as Timothy Lumsden, a single, fortysomething librarian still living at home, trapped under the thumb of his domineering mother (Barbara Lott). Tonight: Mother seizes an opportunity to drive a wedge between Timothy and Pippa (Bridget Brice) for good.
Movie - The Day the Earth Stood Still
Midnight ET / 9 p.m. PT
This 1951 sci-fi classic is an elegant parable of Cold War paranoia. Michael Rennie stars as Klaatu, a Christ-like alien who arrives on earth to help humans change their self-destructive ways. And just to make sure we get with the program, he brings along a giant robot capable of frying the whole planet to a crisp. Patricia Neal also stars. Robert Wise (The Sound of Music) directed.
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