Talking Pictures TV Thursday

Astronauts on a mission to Venus enrage the locals by killing the flying creature they worship as a god. Sci-fi adventure, with Mamie Van Doren and Mary Marr

The crew of a rickety cargo boat are marooned on an uncharted island with a mad sea captain and his murderous companion. Historical adventure, with Robbie Coltrane and Chris Barnes

A woman takes a job in a strip-club to investigate her brother's death. Mystery, with Maureen Connell and Anthony Oliver