Talking Pictures TV TV Guide — Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Browse the full Talking Pictures TV TV guide for Tuesday, 20 October 2026. 21 programmes listed , including 5 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

1. 00:15 2h

   Murder in Batz

   Drama, Thriller, Crime, TV Movie Film ★ 5.7

   French crime drama, starring Stéphane Freiss

   ★ Cast & Info
2. 02:15 35m

   The Lawless Years

   S1 · E6 · The Lion and the Mouse

   A small-time crook plans revenge on a crime boss

   A small-time crook plans revenge on a crime boss by starting a shakedown racket using the gangster's calling card

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3. 02:50 1h 50m

   Home Sweet Home

   Comedy Film ★ 5.5

   Musical comedy, starring Frank Randle

   A comedian and his friends try to save an aspiring singer from the clutches of an unscrupulous nighclub owner. Musical comedy, starring Frank Randle and Nicolette Roeg

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4. 04:40 20m

   Spaceborne

   Short film featuring footage from space missions during the 1970s

   Short film featuring footage from space missions during the 1970s, including a look at the SkyLab space station

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5. 05:00 30m

   Batman

   S1 · E7 · Instant Freeze

   Part one of two. Mr Freeze seeks revenge on Batman

   Part one of two. Mr Freeze seeks revenge on Batman, while also plotting a series of diamond robberies. With special guest villain George Sanders

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6. 05:30 30m

   Batman

   S1 · E8 · Rats Like Cheese

   Part two of two. Mr Freeze kidnaps a baseball star

   Part two of two. Mr Freeze kidnaps a baseball star, and demands that Batman hand himself over in exchange. Guest starring George Sanders

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Morning

1. 06:00 35m

   Sherlock Holmes

   S1 · E19 · The Case of the Vanished Detective

   Watson and Lestrade search for Holmes when he goes missing

   Watson and Lestrade have a mystery of their own to solve when Holmes goes missing for two days

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2. 06:35 1h 35m

   Tons of Trouble

   Comedy Film ★ 4.7

   Comedy, starring Richard Hearne

   An eccentric handyman gets drawn into a series of problems as he tries to keep the boilers in a block of flats running. Comedy, starring Richard Hearne and William Hartnell

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3. 08:10 1h 10m

   The Painted Smile

   Thriller Film ★ 5.6

   Thriller, starring Liz Fraser

   ★ Cast & Info
4. 09:20 2h 5m

   Wanted for Murder

   Crime, Drama Film ★ 6.3

   Crime drama, starring Eric Portman

   ★ Cast & Info
5. 11:25 1h 35m

   The Price of Silence

   Drama, Crime Film ★ 5.8

   Crime drama, starring Gordon Jackson

   An ex-convict's attempt to make a fresh start is jeopardised when an elderly man is murdered in his office. Crime drama, starring Gordon Jackson and June Thorburn

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Daytime

1. 13:00 35m

   The Adventures of William Tell

   S1 · E32 · The Black Brothers

   Three Italian bandits steal weapons from the Swiss resistance

   Three Italian bandits steal weapons from the Swiss resistance, but then make the mistake of selling the arms to Tell. Guest starring Warren Mitchell and Roger Delgado

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2. 13:35 20m

   The English Riviera

   Footage of the Cornish coastline from 1957
3. 13:55 1h 5m

   Brad Pitt: More Than a Pretty Face

   Profile of the movie star
4. 15:00 1h 45m

   Last Holiday

   Comedy, Drama Film ★ 7.6

   Comedy, starring Alec Guinness

   ★ Cast & Info
5. 16:45 2h 5m

   Doctor in Distress

   Comedy Film ★ 6.3

   Hospital comedy, starring Dirk Bogarde

   ★ Cast & Info

Tonight's Highlights

1. 18:50 5m

   Cinebox Memories

   The Hollies: Little Lover

   The Hollies perform Little Lover in 1964
2. 18:55 1h 5m

   The Man from UNCLE

   S2 · E14 · The Yukon Affair

   Solo and Kuryakin pursue an old enemy through the Yukon

   Solo and Kuryakin pursue old enemy G Emory Partridge, who is operating out of the frozen Yukon with a plot to disrupt international communications. Guest starring George Sanders

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3. 20:00 1h 45m

   Inferno

   Romance, Thriller, Crime, Drama Film ★ 6.1

   Thriller, starring Robert Ryan

   ★ Cast & Info
4. 21:45 1h 50m

   Maxwell

   One-off drama, starring David Suchet

   One-off drama reconstructing the final stages in the life of Czech-born media mogul Robert Maxwell. Under intense pressure, with cracks showing in his business empire, his marriage in trouble, health concerns and a massive pension scheme fraud to hide, he escapes to the privacy of his yacht near the Canary Islands. David Suchet and Patricia Hodge star

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5. 23:35 1h

   The Lolo Ferrari Story

   Profile of the French dancer and entertainer

   Profile of the French dancer and entertainer, who became the subject of heavy media exploitation

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