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John Mannering receives a cryptic message from a patriot concerning a valuable statuette. Sixties drama about the antics of antiques expert and part-time adventurer John Mannering, starring Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Colin Gordon and Paul Ferriss II

A widow takes on the forces of nature in her determination to complete a tornado research programme begun by her late husband. Her self-appointed mission puts her in extreme peril - but the situation grows even more dangerous when she makes a shocking discovery about a spate of freak storms in Colorado. Thriller, starring Kelly McGillis, Wolf Larson and Liz Torres

The duo investigate the strange deaths of several astronomers whose bodies have been mysteriously bleached white, and encounter an eccentric society dedicated to establishing contact with aliens from Venus. Jon Pertwee guest stars in the series' first colour episode

The ruler of the Persian empire vows to expand his realm by conquering Greece. The king of Sparta steps forward to defend his homeland and the other kingdoms of Greece, but when he is betrayed by a political council, he finds himself without an army and must fend off the vast invading army with a mere 300 warriors. Historical drama, starring Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson and Diane Baker

Train robber Sam Bass assembles a gang of outlaws into a gang that proves more than a match for the Texas Rangers, so the major frees two men from prison and employs them to help find the bandits. Western, starring George Montgomery, Gale Storm, William Bishop and Noah Beery Jr

Epitaph editor Claibourne believes outlaw Nate Storm has been living in Tombstone under an assumed name. Two residents become the prime suspects after Hollister uncovers strange clues

Hi-tech crooks storm New Alcatraz jail, intent on freeing a death-row inmate who knows the whereabouts of $200million in gold bullion, but have reckoned without the intervention of a hardened FBI agent, who is working undercover as a prisoner to infiltrate gangster operations. Action adventure, starring Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule and Nia Peeples

When the Ministry is broken into by an apparently invisible man, it seems a secret formula has fallen into the hands of an organisation run by Soviet Intelligence. Light-hearted action, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg

New York's deputy mayor receives a warning from his estranged meteorologist wife that the city is about to be hit by a massive tornado, but convincing the residents of the scale of the impending danger proves an uphill struggle. Disaster thriller, starring Nicole de Boer, Sebastian Spence, Colby Johannson and Jerry Wasserman