❉ Talking Pictures TV channel premieres in June – some unseen on British TV for decades!
FEATURE PREMIERES coming this month to Talking Pictures TV, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary of broadcasting, include four incredibly rare, and unseen on British TV for decades, features from Danziger Archives. The production company led by Edward and Harry Danziger was prolific in Britain the 1950s and 1960s, and scheduling them for broadcast once again shows the commitment to vintage British cinema by Talking Pictures TV. These films will not be found on any other channel and have been rescued and restored by the only channel that cares about keeping these type of films alive.
❉ The Battleaxe, starring Jill Ireland, Francis Matthews, Olaf Pooley, Joan Haythorne, Richard Caldicot & Neil Hallett. A couple’s pre-marital bliss is ruined by the bride’s mother, leading the husband to be to make a bold decision.
❉ 1961 comedy Part-Time Wife, starring Anton Rodgers, Nyree Dawn Porter & Kenneth J. Warren. A husband “loans” his wife to a friend who needs to make a good impression.
❉ 1961 drama Highway To Battle, starring Gerald Hienz, Margaret Tyzack & Ferdy Mayne. Months before the outbreak of WWII, suspicion falls on a German ambassador when one of his envoys fails to return to Berlin. The arrival of two Gestapo agents searching for the missing man causes the ambassador and his family to rethink their Nazi allegiance but is it too late to escape from Hitler’s evil grasp?
❉ 1961 crime drama Strip Tease Murder, starring John Hewer, Ann Lynn & Jean Muir. A striper’s attempted blackmail of a former lover quickly unravels with awful consequences.
Film Premieres:
Some more film premieres coming to the channel over the next few weeks:
● Star of My Night, starring Griffith Jones, Kathleen Byron & Hugh Williams. Showing 10th June – watch the Talking Pictures TV promo HERE.
● California Suite, starring Michael Caine, Maggie Smith & Jane Fonda. Showing 14th June – watch the Talking Pictures TV promo HERE.
● Assignment K, starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv & Michael Redgrave.Showing 15th June – watch the Talking Pictures TV promo HERE
● King Rat starring George Segal, Tom Courtenay & Denholm Elliot. Showing 14th June – watch the Talking Pictures TV promo HERE.
Also premiering is 1984 thriller Body Double, directed by Brian De Palma & starring Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith & Gregg Henry. A young actor’s obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.
Other highlights:
Caroline Munro, former Hammer Horror star and ex Bond Girl, introduces another Friday Fright Night from her Cellar Club on Friday 27th June. The first is a brand new episode of Doomwatch, starring John Paul, Simon Oates & Robert Powell. Doomwatch faces its first challenge: to stop the spread of a man-made virus which has the power to dissolve plastic.
This is followed by 1975 horror feature The Monster, starring Joan Collins, Eileen Atkins & Donald Pleasence. A baby is born with an in-built hatred of people, which causes havoc for all those around him.
On Sunday June 29th The Footage Detectives, Mike Read & Noel Cronin BEM, find a lad in 1950s Scunthorpe is faced with a big career choice… It will be of great interest to anyone who was involved in the steel works. Then they’re going behind the scenes with some unseen footage of the delightful drama Dulcima, with the fabulous John Mills and Carol White. It’s a rare treat for celluloid savers.
Noel has uncovered a reel of World War Two memories about a dance at the Dover Town Hall. It may just be an audio recording, but it’s still a very important snapshot of history. And of course, they’re remembering all sorts – from Smiths Crisps through Flexidiscs and ‘When It Comes to the Crunch’, to jukeboxes that played feature film snippets. They were just a shilling a go! Next, Mike & Noel are asking if you had an Electronic Engineer Radio Set… Or perhaps you were involved in projecting films out at sea?
Don’t forget that you can catch up – or watch again – for free on TPTV Encore! Go to www.tptvencore.co.uk
❉ Watch Talking Pictures TV on Freeview 82, Virgin 445, Freesat 306 or Sky 328.
❉ News source: Aaron Chamberlain, MediaPaedia Broadcast Ltd. for Talking Pictures TV.
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