Thursday, Nov. 29 - Quantum Leap: The Color of Truth

Season 1, Episode 7 The Color of Truth - August 8, 1955 (3 May 1989)

Sam leaps into the body of an elderly black man, Jesse Tyler, in the US South. It's 1955 and racism is institutionalized. Not realizing initially that he is black, Sam commits a major error when he takes a seat in the local diner, raising the ire of a couple of local rednecks. Sam learns that Jesse is chauffeur to Miss Melny Trafford, a highly respected local citizen. The US civil rights movement has yet to begin, but Sam decides he's going to take action.

Wednesday, Nov. 28 - Darkroom: 3 Episodes

Darkroom (1981–1982) TV Series

An anthology horror/thriller series, along the same lines as "Twilight Zone" or "Night Gallery." Each week features a new story and a new cast.

S1, Ep9 Dec. 25, 1981 The Partnership

An old man's eerie partnership allows him to live well in a crumbling town. Tad...Pat Buttram, Biker...David Carradine

S1, Ep10 Dec. 25, 1981 Daisies

A botanist (Lloyd Bochner) is working with plants to learn a way to communicate to them. Louise...Rue McClanahan

S1, Ep11 Dec. 25, 1981 Catnip

A ruthless young man (Cyril O'Reilly) is stalked by a demonic black cat. Mrs Mingle...Jocelyn Brando, Loretta...Karin Argoud

Tuesday, Nov. 27 - Lovejoy: No Strings

Season 3, Episode 3 No Strings (26 Jan. 1992)

Irish band Hothouse Flowers,whose roadie Declan is a friend of Tinker, stay with Lady Jane whilst performing a charity concert but after the gig it seems that events organizer Ray Morgan has decamped with the money. To make up the shortfall the band decide to sell a valuable Celtic harp,but this too is stolen. Lovejoy catches up with Morgan at an auction to recoup the cash but it's down to Tinker to divulge what happened to the harp. Victoria meanwhile returns to Peru having turned down Lovejoy's offer of marriage.

Monday, Nov. 26 - Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice (1934)

Evelyn Prentice is the respected wife of a high-profile New York attorney. Despite the prestige and status she enjoys, she feels neglected and out of boredom becomes involved with an unscrupulous womanizing poet, who gives her the attention she craves. She eventually finds herself a victim of blackmail and becomes involved in his murder. When another woman is accused of the crime, she begs her husband to defend her.

Sunday, Nov. 25 - Suspense: The Kiss-Off

Suspense (1949–1954) TV Series

The Kiss-Off Season 5, Episode 20 (3 Mar. 1953)

Tom Walker, an ex-convict who was wrongly convicted and just released, holds up a tax office and leaves behind an obvious clue as to his identity. He gives the bag of money to his patient girlfriend and sends her ahead to Florida saying he'll join her soon. Soon enough, he gets the expected visit from the DA and cop who wrongly convicted him. Tom intends to make fools of his former persecutors.

Saturday, Nov. 24 - The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

A reporter falls in love and marries a woman. He has a job and writes novels. He gives up writing. The marriage falters.

Friday, Nov. 23 Triple Feature!! L.A. is My Home Town

L.A. Is My Home Town (1976)

In this documentary, join Ian Whitcomb (singer of the top ten smash YOU TURN ME ON), an ex-British rock personality now living in Hollywood, as he takes a tongue-in-cheek tour of the City Of Angels. He gives us a look at the 350,000 members of the Southern California British community in this highly irreverent and very funny potpourri of Hollywood landmarks, Los Angeles history, and contemporary UK exiles! See him interview such personalities as Consul General Thomas Aston and former British Ambassador Sir Peter Ramsbottom, record producer Peter Asher and 'nude photographer' Roy Dean.

Friday, Nov. 23 Double Feature! - Lovejoy: Out to Lunch

Out to Lunch Season 3, Episode 2 (19 Jan. 1992)

After spending the weekend with Victoria Lovejoy takes her to an antiques fair and cannot believe his luck when he picks up a set of paintings by famous artist Lionel Beckwith for a mere twelve pounds. He sells them to a local gallery but is interrupted by Beckwith himself, claiming they are forgeries. A little detective work on Lovejoy's part reveals Beckwith's reasons for wanting supposedly adverse publicity as interest in his work is falling. Lady Jane saves the day for Eric after he is conned by a supposedly bereaved pensioner.

Friday, Nov. 23 - Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers (1963)

In this romantic comedy, Bill Austin (Van Johnson) is an unsuccessful writer who lives in a forlorn New York tenement while his wife Bertie (Janet Leigh) earns an income for both of them. Their lives change dramatically when Bill's first novel becomes a best-seller. Bill persuades Bertie to quit her job and move to a grand house in an upscale suburb. Leaving his wife alone most of the time, Bill begins working long hours on Broadway adapting his novel for the theater, and he spends increasing amounts of time with his attractive agent, Lucinda Ford (Martha Hyer). Bertie suspects the worst and begins courting an actor, Gar Aldrich (Jeremy Slate).

Thursday, Nov. 22 Double Feature! Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure (1964) Nemuri Kyoshiro 2: Shôbu (original title)

Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off her allowance. The enraged princess promptly hatches a scheme to have Asahina bumped off -- along with his protector, Kyoshiro.

Thursday, Nov. 22 - The Black Panther

The Black Panther (1977)

Based on the true story of Donald Neilson, an ex-military man who goes on a crime spree which culminates in the abduction of teenage heiress Leslie Whittle. Set around Stoke this film was made just a few years after the events took place and was banned in many cinemas in the Midlands area.

Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Street of Chance

Street of Chance (1942)

Frank Thompson (Burgess Meredith), awakens in the middle of the street, after wreckage falling from a building in New York City hits him in the head. Frank soon discovers that his apartment has been rented out for a year and his wife Virginia has been living on her own elsewhere.

Frank confronts Virginia (Louise Platt), who is shocked to see the husband who disappeared without explanation a year earlier. As Frank slowly pieces together his old life, it turns out he is running from a murder he cannot remember committing, and only an old, paralyzed woman can clear him.

Tuesday, Nov. 20 - The Hoodlum

The Hoodlum (1951)

After five years in the jug, a hard-bitten criminal is reluctantly freed by the skeptical parole board, largely on the pleas of his elderly mother; in no time flat, the hood--now pumping gas at a service station owned by his brother--is plotting the robbery of an armored car along with his cronies.

Monday, Nov. 19 - Lovejoy: Friends in High Places

Friends in High Places Season 3, Episode 1 (12 Jan. 1992) 

Lovejoy returns,penniless,from a year in Spain to find Tinker about to enter a monastery and Eric working as a security guard. Lady Jane introduces her to Victoria Cavero,widow of a South American politico who was investigating a group of corrupt bankers,possibly headed by Alfredo Pereira,who just happens to be in England. Victoria asks Lovejoy to sell an Inca ring for her but then Lady Jane is kidnapped in mistake for Victoria and the ring demanded as her ransom. After Lovejoy has done the deal he sets out to prove Pereira's involvement.

Sunday, Nov. 18 - Element of Doubt

Element of Doubt (1996)

Beth and Richard appear to be the perfect married couple. However, arguments begin over when they should have children, and Beth begins to see why her family never took to Richard. While Richard pursues a buiness deal he believes will make him his fortune, Beth begins to unravel a chain of events and becomes suspicious of her husband.

Saturday, Nov. 17 - The Debt

The Debt (2003) TV Movie

An ex-robber reluctantly agrees to do one last job in order to protect his family.

Friday, Nov. 16 - Danger: Lady on the Rock

Danger (1950–1955) TV Series

Live psychological and murder mystery dramas and one of the first U.S. TV dramas to make effective use of background music. 

Season 2, Episode 14 The Lady on the Rock (18 Dec. 1951)

The life of a homeless, mentally retarded shoeshine man named Bleeker is changed after a chance meeting with a glamorous yet sad woman in the park. Because of his cognitive impairment, Bleeker is often the butt of cruel jokes, especially from Solly, an embittered, unemployed musician he encounters nightly at a local jazz bar. Bleeker accepts this abusive attention as kindness until he meets a beautiful woman named Loreli, who is often battered by her violent boyfriend. She and Bleeker share a tender moment in the park, hoping it will transform their pained lives

Thursday, Nov. 15 - To Play the King: Episode 4

To Play the King: Season 1, Episode 4 Episode #1.4 (12 Dec. 1993)

Francis Urquhart calls the election but the party is down 13 points in the polls and he will obviously have a hard slog ahead if he is to be reelected. A gas explosion in a block of flats gives the King a platform to drive home his point about the need to invest more in housing and social services, but the PM also makes use of the opportunity to remind the King to stay out of politics. Party Chairman Tim Stamper is not very pleased that his old friend Urquhart won't promise him a senior Cabinet post should they win the election and he sets out to ruin him. As the Conservative party inches ever closer to being reelected, Urquhart must deal with Stamper and Sarah, both of whom have the evidence to bring him down.

Wednesday, Nov. 14: Triple Feature! To Play the King - Episode 3

To Play the King: Season 1, Episode 3 Episode #1.3 (5 Dec. 1993)

Despite his pleas to the King to avoid a constitutional crisis and not publicly express his personal views, the King refuses and Urquhart decides to destroy him. As planned, the King goes on television and the program is seen as a clear attack on the government. Urqhart has seriously underestimated the King's influence and the party finds itself falling in the polls. Princess Charlotte begins dictating her memoirs and also sleeping with publisher Sir Bruce Bullerby. She has a lot to tell about the Royal Family. When a conservative MP, John Staines, is arrested by the police for child molestation, David Mycroft is worried that his own lifestyle choice - which does not include underage minors - will become public and embarrass the King. Sarah gets a threatening phone call and meets Mattie Storin's friend John Krajewski to find out what he thinks really happened to her.

Wednesday, Nov. 14: Double Feature! Hell Town

Born to the West A.K.A. Hell Town(1937)

Dare Rudd takes a shine to his cattleman cousin Tom's girlfriend who asks Tom to hire Dare to head the big cattle drive. Dare loses the money for the drive to cardsharps, but Tom wins it back, but Dare must save Tom's life.

Wednesday, Nov. 14 - Django

Django (1966)

A coffin-dragging gunslinger enters a town caught between two feuding factions, the KKK and a gang of Mexican Bandits. That man is Django, and he is caught up in a struggle against both parties.

Tuesday, Nov. 13 - The Captive City

The Captive City (1952)

A small town newspaperman's investigation into a local bookie operation turns up a web of organized crime.

Monday, Nov. 12: Double Feature! The Dark Man

The Dark Man (1951)

When the seaside town of Walsham Bay is rocked by the murders of a black marketeer and a taxi driver, the police appeal for witnesses. Pretty actress Molly (Natasha Parry) comes forward with information, and is taken under the protection of Detective Inspector Jack Viner (Edward Underdown) and Walsham Bay's superintendent (William Hartnell). However, before long the killer strikes again, attacking Molly in her room.

Monday, Nov. 12 - My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper (1948)

Bound together by a sturdy pair of handcuffs, hardened criminal George (Jack Warner) and naïve youngster Willie (George Cole) escape from prison and go on the lam, reluctantly forming a shaky alliance to remain a step ahead of the police and the eager reporters on their trail. With absolutely no qualms about murdering innocent civilians in his way, George grows frustrated trying to dump Willie's dead weight and strike out on his own.

Sunday, Nov. 11 - Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger (1951)

Relentless postal inspector Al Goddard (Alan Ladd) is set to Gary, Indiana, when another officer is murdered. He must find the nun who witnessed the murder, then infiltrate the gang by convincing them he is a postal inspector gone bad.

Saturday, Nov. 10: Double Feature! Above Suspicion (Part 2)

Above Suspicion (2009)

Young Detective Constable Anna Travis joins the team led by D.C.I. Langton to investigate a series of gruesome murders of young women. 

Saturday, Nov. 10 - Harry in Your Pocket

Harry in Your Pocket (1973)

In Seattle, aspiring pickpocket Ray is not very adept at his chosen profession. He thinks he's made it to the big time when he learns that a "cannon" - a pickpocket - is looking for an apprentice. That cannon is Harry, recently arrived in Seattle, who has an aging associate Casey, a man with a penchant for cocaine. What Harry and Casey are really looking for is a "stall" - someone to act as the distractor. Harry thinks that Sandy, Ray's girlfriend and one of his former marks, is better suited to the job, but Sandy will not do it unless Ray is included in the deal. Ray appreciates what Harry can and does teach him and Sandy, but Ray doesn't much like the romantic and sexual interest Harry is showing in Sandy. After relocating their operation to stay one step ahead of the law, Ray, tired of being the fourth banana in the group, itches to become a world class cannon himself.

Friday, Nov. 9 - Quantum Leap: Double Identity

Double Identity Season 1, Episode 6 - November 8, 1965 (21 Apr. 1989)

Sam leaps into a mafia hit-man who may not live long since he is romancing the godfather's girlfriend. Also an attempt to bring Sam home causes the 1965 east coast blackout.

Thursday, Nov. 8 - Quantum Leap: How the Tess Was Won

How the Tess Was Won Season 1, Episode 5 - August 5, 1956 (14 Apr. 1989) 

Sam leaps into the body of a Texas veterinarian, Dr. Daniel Young who carries a torch for a local ranch owner's daughter, Tess McGill. She has a stubborn streak and refuses to marry any man who is unable to out-ranch her. She makes a bet with her Dad that she will give Young one week to prove he can be a better rancher than she is and if he does, she will marry him. Young's helper at the veterinary practice, Buddy, proves to be a bit of a surprise.

Wednesday, Nov. 7 - The Untouchables: The Gang War

The Gang War Season 3, Episode 13 (18 Jan. 1962)

When gangsters invade and shoot up a speakeasy on the outskirts of Chicago, Ness thinks Frank Nitti may be trying to get rid of some of his competition. When one of Nitti's joints is bombed soon after, the authorities are worried that a massive gang war may erupt. The problem for Nitti is that the out-of-town clubs are getting quality booze smuggled in from Canada and its drawing away his well-heeled customers. He learns from one of the roadhouse managers that Parnise Surigao has been importing the liquor but he won't reveal where or how he's doing it. When Nitti takes one of the smugglers hostage and learns where Surigao is storing his liquor, he decides to get his hands on it. 

Tuesday, Nov. 6 - Witchcraft

Witchcraft (1964)

Since the 17th Century when the Lanier's buried a Whitlock woman alive as a witch and took over the Whitlock estate, the Whitlocks have hungered for revenge. Against the wishes of both families, Amy Whitlock and Bill Lanier are planning on getting married. The Laniers have sent bulldozers onto the old Whitlock Estate to level the land for a construction project. Morgan Whitlock and his daughter Amy make a futile effort to stop the bulldozers that overturn headstones and churn up graves in the Whitlock Cemetery. That night, an overturned coffin opens and Vanessa Whitlock, the witch buried centuries ago, rises from the grave. Together with Morgan, they use their supernatural powers and soon, one-by-one, the Laniers meet with fatal accidents. Tracy Lanier follows Amy into the family crypt and is astonished to see Vanessa and her witches in weird supernatural rites. 

Monday, Nov. 5 - I Believe in You

I Believe in You (1952)

A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of 1950, The Blue Lamp. Various sub-plots follow the parole officers and their charges.

Sunday, Nov. 4 - Three Secrets

Three Secrets (1950)

A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California. When the newspapers reveal the boy was adopted and that the crash occurred on his birthday, three women begin to ponder if it's the son each gave up for adoption. As the three await news of his rescue at a mountain cabin, they recall incidents from five years earlier and why they were forced to give up their son. 

Saturday, Nov. 3 Double Feature! - Three Outlaw Samurai

Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) Sanbiki no samurai (original title)

Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.

Saturday, Nov. 3 - To Play the King: Episode 2

To Play the King: Season 1, Episode 2 (28 Nov. 1993)

In his ongoing battle with the King, Urquhart decides to call an election and has senior party members and his new adviser Sarah Harding spend the weekend at Chequers. He names Chief Whip Tim Stamper party chairman but is somewhat reticent at making any post-election promises. The King also decides to go on the offensive and plans a television documentary where he will again push his views on the need for a compassionate, caring society. Sarah arranges for a poll favorable to the government. Having separated from his wife, the King's chief of staff and press secretary, David Mycroft, has found new interests in the form of a handsome man. Walking down the street alone, Sarah is accosted and told to ask the PM about Mattie Storin.

Friday, Nov. 2 - To Play the King: Episode 1

To Play the King (1993– ) TV Mini-Series

 Francis Urquhart, unscrupulous but cunning Conservative politician, managed to become the British prime minister and crush all significant opposition. But his survival on the top is threatened by a liberal monarch and some skeletons in the closet.

Season 1, Episode 1 (21 Nov. 1993)

Frances Urquhart is now Prime Minister and is somewhat haunted by what he has done in the past. A newly crowned King presents him with more of a challenge that he may have expected. The King has a conscience and to Urquhart's distress, wants to 'make a contribution'. Urquhart doesn't stand by idly and the King's interest in a major urban renewal project means curtains for the Environment Secretary who proposed it. Meanwhile, the PM hires a new political adviser Sarah Harding and his right-hand man, Tim Stamper, puts into motion an insurance policy of sorts they've developed by co-opting a member of the Royal family, Princess Charlotte. The King's refusal to change a speech where he is seemingly at odds with the government sets the wheels of his destruction in motion.

Thursday, Nov. 1 - The Well

The Well (1951)

In a racially mixed American town, a 5-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school. Having nothing better to go on, the police follow up a report that the child was seen with a white stranger, and rumors run wild. Before hapless, innocent Claude Packard is even found, popular hysteria has him tried and convicted. But Packard's troubles pale by comparison as ever more inflated rumors uncap the well of racial tensions and mob violence. And young Carolyn Crawford, forgotten by most, is still missing. 

Wednesday, Oct. 31 - Above Suspicion (Part 1)

Above Suspicion (2009) TV Movie

Young Detective Constable Anna Travis joins the team led by D.C.I. Langton to investigate a series of gruesome murders of young women, which first began eight years previously. All the victims were prostitutes and all killed in the same way. Then a seventh body is found but this is the corpse of a student, though a vital piece of evidence links her death to the others, involving a house in Manchester where Alan Daniels, a popular young actor, grew up. Anna goes undercover to get to know him better but finds herself getting emotionally involved.