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Biopic starring
Anna Neagle Robert Newton
Amy Johnson 's determination and spirit of adventure made her one of Britain's best-loved aviators. But her marriage to fellow pilot Jim Mollison soon brought them down to earth with a bump.
Director Herbert Wilcox 1941) B/W * FILM REVIEWS pages 37-42

Contributors

Unknown:
Anna Neagle
Unknown:
Robert Newton
Unknown:
Amy Johnson
Unknown:
Jim Mollison
Director:
Herbert Wilcox
Amy Johnson:
Anna Neagle
Jim Mollison:
Robert Newton
Mr Johnson:
Edward Chapman
Mrs Johnson:
Joan Kemp-Welch
ATA commandant:
Nora Swinburne
Lord Wakefield:
Charles Carson
Mac:
Brefni O'Rorke

Comedy adventure starring
Raquel Welch
Jack Thompson
Elegant widow Rachel Baxley finds herself marooned on a desert island with hard-living seaman
Jake La Fontaine. But as they battle against the odds, hostility turns to romance.
Director Di Drew (1989) ♦ FILM REVIEWS pages 37-42

Contributors

Unknown:
Raquel Welch
Unknown:
Jack Thompson
Unknown:
Rachel Baxley
Unknown:
Jake La Fontaine.
Rachel Baxley:
Raquel Welch
Jake La Fontaine:
Jack Thompson
Arthur:
Nicholas Hammond
Ringe:
Anthony Wong
Hughes:
Ralph Cotterill

The cookery game show in which top chefs are put to the test with mystery ingredients and limited cookingtime. Tonight, Richard Cawley and Patrick Anthony compete to create some new recipes using hoki fish, apples and pears. Presented by Fern Britton. Director Chris Fox ; Producer Linda Clifford
PROGRAMME RECIPES: see Ceefax page 613.

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Cawley
Unknown:
Patrick Anthony
Presented By:
Fern Britton.
Director:
Chris Fox
Producer:
Linda Clifford

At Barnsdale, Geoff Hamilton saves some short-lived plants, cutting back his perennial wallflowers and collecting seed from aquilegias. Nick Wray visits a Devon garden enjoyed by gardener Barbara Softly and the wildlife she encourages to live there.
Stephen Lacey discovers that daisies will hold their own in a hot summer, and Bob Flowerdew has tips on cultivating aubergines, peppers and chillis.
Series producer Betty Talks; Executive producer
TonyLaryea Stereo Subtitled ............... ♦ See Geoff Hamilton : page 27

Contributors

Unknown:
Geoff Hamilton
Unknown:
Nick Wray
Unknown:
Barbara Softly
Unknown:
Stephen Lacey
Unknown:
Bob Flowerdew
Unknown:
Geoff Hamilton

The second of our one-off comedy pilots.

Nick Revell's tale follows a "creative and depressed" writer whose difficult domestic situation leads him to seek solace among his talking geraniums.
See today's choices.
(Stereo) (Subtitled)

Contributors

Writer:
Nick Revell
Producer:
Susan Belbin
Director:
Angie de Chastelai Smith
Nick:
James Larkin
Craig:
John Straiton
Shonagh:
Louise Beattie
James:
David Westhead
Alvin:
Cliff Parisi
Vince:
Phil Daniels
Andy:
Andrew Lincoln
Man in Pub:
Daniel Ryan
Elaine:
Alison Lomas
Brian:
Simon Clayton
Denis:
Charles McKeown

The fourth in a series of dramas by American crime writers is based on a story by William Campbell Gault.
Dead-End for Delia
Who killed Delia Kelley? Her estranged husband resigns from the police force to conduct his own personal investigation into the crime. See today's choices.
Adapted by Scott Frank Colour and B/W. 9 ♦ See This Week: page 9

Contributors

Story By:
William Campbell Gault.
Adapted By:
Scott Frank
Pat Kelley:
Gary Oldman
Delia Kelley:
Gabrielle Anwar
Lois Weldon:
Meg Tilley
Steve Prokowski:
Paul Guilfoyle
David O'Connor:
Vondie Curtis Hall
Lt Callender:
Dan Hedaya

Drama starring
Robert Ryan , Ida Lupino
Jim Wilson , a lonely, obsessive police detective, achieves results only by the savage handling of suspects. Then, a chance meeting with a blind woman changes his life.
Ida Lupino died earlierthis month.
Director Nicholas Ray (1951) B/W # FILM REVIEWS pages 37-42

Contributors

Unknown:
Robert Ryan
Unknown:
Ida Lupino
Unknown:
Jim Wilson
Unknown:
Ida Lupino
Director:
Nicholas Ray
Jim Wilson:
Robert Ryan
Mary Malden:
Ida Lupino
Walter Brent:
Ward Bond
Bill Daly:
Charles Kemper
Pete Santos:
Anthony Ross
Captain:
Brawley Edbegley
Carrey:
Ian Wolfe
Danny Maiden:
Sumner Williams

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