TV Guide Talking Pictures TV Friday

A small-time London petty crook tries to escape from his gangland associates and start a new life in Scotland. Thriller, starring Norman Wisdom, William Katt, Gemma Craven, Simon Ward and Bernard Hill

A reporter investigates stories of a ghostly presence haunting a ruined castle, only to discover smugglers are up to no good and are using the legend to scare people away from their hideout. The fearless journalist recruits a biker gang to help him bring the crooks to justice. Crime drama, starring Jimmy Hanley, Rona Anderson and Lionel Jeffries

Brother and sister Eli and Nellie run the family firm of Pledge's Purer Pickles together. However, when Nellie meets the owner of a rival firm, Eli is determined to see them married so he can offload the running of the business onto them while he enjoys the finer things in life. Comedy based on the sitcom, with Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel, Norman Mitchell, Edward Malin and Yootha Joyce

Six train robbers hide from the law in a deserted monastery off the Cornish coast, where disguising themselves as monks proves the perfect way of lying low while carrying on with various criminal activities. But the crooks have a hard task keeping up the pretence when two real monks visit the island - especially since one of the gang is a woman. Comedy, with Ronald Fraser, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Cribbins, Wilfrid Brambell and Davy Kaye

Four teenagers are tried on charges of theft and the murder of a night watchman. Although initial evidence seems damning for the youthful gang, their canny defence lawyer's skilful arguments throw the jury into confusion and disarray. Courtroom drama, starring Richard Todd, Robert Morley, Felix Aylmer, Dudley Sutton, Ronald Lacey and Tony Garnett