Talking Pictures TV Friday

A man writing an advice column under a female pseudonym tells a wealthy woman to leave her violent husband - but his life is endangered when his identity is exposed

A con-man sets out to fleece a well-to-do widow - only for her supposedly deceased spouse to put in an unexpected appearance. Thriller, starring Turhan Bey and Lynn Bari

Documentary tracing the history of the music hall, from the 1850s to the pubs and clubs of the 1960s, featuring favourite songs performed by singers including Helen Shapiro

In 1881 Percy Lefroy Mapleton, a talented young writer became fixated on a beautiful stage actress

A man desperate to join the RAF fails to make the grade, so joins the crew of a rescue boat to assist pilots in danger. Second World War drama, with Ralph Michael and David Farrar

Two doctors enjoy a series of amorous adventures as they cause trouble at an anti-cold unit and a respectable doctor's surgery. Comedy, starring Leslie Phillips and Michael Craig

Hammond hunts down the boss of a gang that stole a mail van

Friar Tuck is captured and questioned by the archbishop, but Robin and Little John have a plan to rescue him

A Harley Street surgeon sets out to clear his name after being framed for the murder of an actress. Thriller, starring John Mills and Derek Farr

A woman claims her husband, who left her for a new life in Singapore, has since died and claims his insurance. Hunter goes to the Far East to determine if she is telling the truth

John makes an unexpected reappearance, and Margaret's infidelity creates a dilemma

A Wren is pronounced missing in action, but returns three years later to find her husband has remarried. Melodrama, starring Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding

Frank spends the night in a dingy hotel, and becomes suspicious of one of the other guests

Caroline introduces a live episode from the Water Rats in London

Kim Newman presents a live show from the Water Rats in London, joined by Caroline Munro, Julian Glover and David McGillivray

A preview of next week's love story with a difference

A criminal plans a heist at a sports arena, but could end up bringing about his own downfall. Crime drama, directed by and starring Aram Katcher, with Lisa McDonald

First of a lavish two-part adventure based on Arthur Conan Doyle's novel about British explorers searching for prehistoric creatures on a mysterious Amazon plateau

The on-going search to find a permanent home in Brighton for the Max Miller Appreciation Society's collection of memorabilia

A jealous man murders his friend and hides the body beneath his floor, but is haunted by strange sounds from where the corpse lies. Horror, with Laurence Payne and Adrienne Corri

The breaking up of HMS Vanguard, and the uses the steel will be put to

A woman walks out on her struggling painter husband in favour of a richer man, but soon realises she has made a terrible mistake

Part one of two. The Joker commits a series of crimes that make no sense, stealing apparently worthless items

Part two of two. The Joker plans to not only pull off a royal kidnap but ruin Batman's reputation into the bargain