What’s On Screen – Monday 10th July 2017

Title: Notorious (2009)

Format: Film

Genre: Biopic; Drama

Certificate: 15

Synopsis: Biopic of Notorious BIG, whose rise to fame took him from being a Brooklyn street hustler and crack dealer to become a respected and influential rap artist, before he was brutally murdered at the age of 24.

Cast: Jamal Woolard,  Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Naturi Naughton, Anthony Mackie, Antonique Smith

Time: 3:50pm

Channel: Sky Cinema Select

• Sky: Channels 301–312 (SD/HD); Channels 314, 330–337, 339, 340 (SD) | Sky Go: Watch live (UK & Ireland only)
• Virgin Media(UK): Channels 401, 403–412 (HD); Channels 402, 431, 433–442 | Virgin Media (Ireland): Channels 301–309, 318, 320, 321 ; Channels 331–341 (HD) | Virgin TV Anywhere: Watch live (UK only)
• TalkTalk TV: Channels 501–511 (SD)
• BT: Channels 501–511 (SD)
• Now TV: Watch live (UK only)

Title: The Girl With All The Gifts (2016)

Format: Film

Genre: Sci-fi; Horror

Certificate: 15

Synopsis: A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future where a fungal spore has infected the planet, turning most people into “hungries”needing to consume human flesh, embark on a journey of survival with a young girl named Melanie the only person to be contaminated that can control her cannibalistic urges, and who could potentially provide the cure.

Cast: Sennia Nanua, Dominique Tipper, Fisayo Akinade, Anthony Welsh, Glenn Close, Gemma Arterton

Time: 6pm

Channel: Sky Cinema Premiere

• Sky: Channels 301–312 (SD/HD); Channels 314, 330–337, 339, 340 (SD) | Sky Go: Watch live (UK & Ireland only)
• Virgin Media(UK): Channels 401, 403–412 (HD); Channels 402, 431, 433–442 | Virgin Media (Ireland): Channels 301–309, 318, 320, 321 ; Channels 331–341 (HD) | Virgin TV Anywhere: Watch live (UK only)
• TalkTalk TV: Channels 501–511 (SD)
• BT: Channels 501–511 (SD)
• Now TV: Watch live (UK only)

Title: Black Or White (2014)

Format: Film

Genre: Drama

Certificate: 12

Synopsis: A man whose wife dies suddenly has been left to care for his granddaughter who his helped to raise. Alone and grieving he falls into depression and alcoholism. He is approached by the child’s paternal grandmother who suggests she would be better off living with her family. This leads to a racially charged custody battle of the mixed race granddaughter.

Cast: Octavia Spencer, Jillian Estell, Kevin Costner, Anthony Mackie, Mpho Koaho

Time: 6:35pm

Channel: Sony Movie Channel

• Freeview (UK): Channel 32
• Sky (UK and Ireland): Channel 323 | Channel 324 (+1)
• Virgin Media (UK): Channel 425
• TVPlayer (UK): Watch live

Title: Fearless (S1/Ep5)

Format: Series

Genre: Crime; Drama

Synopsis: A human rights lawyer reinvestigates the case of a man jailed 14 years ago for the murder of a school girl, she goes to extreme lengths to prove his innocence and find out what really happened to the murdered teenager.

As Kevin fights for his life in hospital, the US air force lets Emma meet in secret with Logan, who tells her he was in a relationship with Linda before her death and reveals that the pair were introduced at the air base by her Uncle Phil. Meanwhile, DCS Greenwood phones Heather to request that Emma be returned to the UK so she can be arrested for conspiracy, Dominic visits Miriam in prison and Matthew Wild rallies support as he prepares for the leadership election.

Cast: Wunmi Mosaku, Helen McCrory, Michael Gambon, Robin Weigert, Jonathan Forbes

Time: 9pm

Channel: ITV

• Freeview: Channel 3; Channel 33 (+1); Channel 103 (HD)
• Freesat: Channel 103; Channel 111 (HD); Channel 112 (+1)
• Sky (UK): Channel 103 (SD); Channel 131 (+1); Channel 178 (HD) | Sky Go: Watch live (UK & Ireland only)
• Virgin TV Anywhere: Watch live (UK only) | Virgin Media (UK): Channel 103; Channel 113 (HD)
• ITV Hub: Watch live (UK only)
• TVPlayer: Watch live (UK only)

Read TBB’s 90% #OutOf100 review here.

Title: Little Boy Blue (S1/Ep2)

Format: Series

Genre: Drama

Synopsis: The story about the murder of a 11-year-old boy, Rhys Jones in Croxteth, Liverpool, in 2007 and his parents, Melanie’s and Steve’s ordeal, and how Rhys’s murderer and associates were eventually brought to justice.

Family and friends attend Rhys’ funeral, while a police raid at the home of Kevin Moody leads to the recovery of the gun used in the schoolboy’s murder. Moody must choose between being labelled a grass and risking violent retribution or protecting the killer and facing jail time. But an unexpected result from the forensic tests on the firearm leaves the entire investigation hanging in the balance.

Cast: Sara Powell, Stephen Graham

Time: 9pm

Channel: ITV Encore

• Sky (UK only): Channel 123 (SD/HD); Channel 208 (+1); Channel 269 (SD)| Sky Go: Watch live (UK and Ireland only)
• Now TV: Watch live (UK only)

Title: Frankie & Alice (2010)

Format: Film

Genre: Drama

Certificate: 15

Synopsis: A  black female go-o dancer develops multiple personality disorder, with one of her alter egos an angry white racist from the Deep South, another a seven-year old child. Believing that a childhood trauma has caused her condition she delves into her past with the help of a psychiatrist to work through her issues.

Cast: Halle Berry, Phylicia Rashad, Chandra Wilson, Rosalyn Coleman, Adrian Holmes

Time: 10:10pm

Channel: Sky Cinema Premiere

• Sky: Channels 301–312 (SD/HD); Channels 314, 330–337, 339, 340 (SD) | Sky Go: Watch live (UK & Ireland only)
• Virgin Media(UK): Channels 401, 403–412 (HD); Channels 402, 431, 433–442 | Virgin Media (Ireland): Channels 301–309, 318, 320, 321 ; Channels 331–341 (HD) | Virgin TV Anywhere: Watch live (UK only)
• TalkTalk TV: Channels 501–511 (SD)
• BT: Channels 501–511 (SD)
• Now TV: Watch live (UK only)

Title: Scary Movie 4 (2006)

Format: Film

Genre: Horror Comedy Spoof

Certificate: 15

Synopsis: Dim-witted Cindy Campbell gets a job as the caretaker of a haunted house, where she comes into contact with the ghost of a little Japanese boy. He tells her he knows a secret way to rid the Earth of invading aliens – but then he unfortunately vanishes before passing it on to her.

Cast: Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kevin Hart, DeRay Davis

Time: 12:45am

Channel: ITV2

• Freeview: Channel 6; Channel 27(+1)
• Freesat: Channel 113; Channel 114 (+1)
• Sky (UK): Channel 118 (SD); Channel 180 (+1); Channel 225 (HD) | Sky Go: Watch live (UK & Ireland only)
• Virgin Media (UK): Channel 115; Channel 116 (+1); Channel 176 (HD)| Virgin TV Anywhere: Watch live (UK only)
• ITV Hub: Watch live (UK only)
• TVPlayer: Watch live (UK only)

Title: 28 Weeks Later (2007)

Format: Film

Genre: Sci-fi; Horror

Certificate: 18

Synopsis: The US military oversees the repopulation of Britain after a virus that turned those infected into bloodthirsty killers finally dies out. Two children sneak away from a London safe zone and make a discovery that threatens to unleash the virus again.

Cast: Idris Elba, Harrold Perrineau, Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne

Time: 12:45am

Channel: Sky Cinema Greats

• Sky:Channels 301–312 (SD/HD); Channels 314, 330–337, 339, 340 (SD) | Sky Go: Watch live (UK & Ireland only)
• Virgin Media(UK): Channels 401, 403–412 (HD); Channels 402, 431, 433–442 | Virgin Media (Ireland): Channels 301–309, 318, 320, 321 ; Channels 331–341 (HD) | Virgin TV Anywhere: Watch live (UK only)
• TalkTalk TV: Channels 501–511 (SD)
• BT: Channels 501–511 (SD)
• Now TV: Watch live (UK only)