Talking Pictures TV Friday

Sam kills a bank robber in self-defence. The dead man's troubled son offers to lead Sam to his father's partner - but the deputy fears it is a trap

A downtrodden family prepare themselves for a miserable Christmas, until a helpful squirrel comes to their aid. Comedy, with Jimmy Durante and Terry Moore

A priest is mistakenly arrested for a series of armed robberies, leaving his faithful parishioners battling to prove his innocence. Fact-based drama, starring Ralph Waite

Police race against time to save a millionaire's kidnapped son who's been locked up with a short-fused bomb. Thriller, starring Robert Shaw, Alec Clunes and John Gregson

Kate Garner reveals how Come Into The Garden Maud started life as a dark and ominous poem

A coach driver gets lost in the fog transporting a motley crew of passengers and a hidden cache of stolen gold Comedy, starring Frankie Howerd and Margaret Rutherford

A boot-maker is incensed by his daughter's decision to marry a simple-minded member of his staff. Comedy, starring John Mills and Charles Laughton

A look into the business of Christmas and the individuals who spend most of the year contributing to the festivities

Two children run away to London to watch the coronation of Elizabeth II, and have a series of adventures along the way. Comedy, with Colin Gibson, Lesley Dudley and Peter Sellers

Join the festive cheer all over the country in this short film showing how Christmases past were celebrated in London the great British countryside and a traditional British home

A criminal holds a bank manager's family hostage, and forces him to help with a robbery. Crime thriller, starring Peter Cushing and Andre Morell

Short film made to promote ABC Cinemas

After responding to a burglary, Jock and Fancy are accused by the homeowner of stealing his gold watch. The pair are suspended while the department investigates

Caroline introduces tonight's episode of The Omega Factor

Drexel experiments on people using sensory deprivation, and has Anne in mind for his next guinea pig

Caroline introduces post-apocalyptic thriller Last Woman on Earth

A sudden apocalyptic disaster renders three holiday-makers in Puerto Rico the only survivors of the human race. Sci-fi thriller, starring Betsy Jones-Moreland

A preview of next week's show

A Louisiana sheriff suspects a series of mysterious killings may be the work of a werewolf. Horror, starring David Janssen and Barbara Rush

Showcase for new entertainers from 1979. The first episode features singer Grace Kennedy

A smuggler in 19th-century Cornwall comes to the aid of a secret agent trying to foil an invasion by Napoleon. Swashbuckling adventure, starring Rock Hudson and Yvonne de Carlo

The hunt for a killer who cuts off his victims' hands leads to a group of former PoWs who suffered similar injuries in captivity. Crime thriller, with Derek Bond and Reed De Rouen

An ex-convict on parole hits a man to defend a woman, but fears for his freedom when he thinks he has killed him. Crime drama, starring Fay Wray and Ralph Bellamy