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Doctor Dolittle (PG) - Film4 - December 12th - 1:00pm

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 02:19:19 GMT

Showing on Film4 at 1:00pm, December 12th for 105 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Betty Thomas's remake of the 1967 film is neatly updated with Eddie Murphy playing Dr John Dolittle, who talks to the animals. Dolittle and his pushy partner Mark Weller hope to strike a lucrative deal with a major corporation, but more and more of Dolittle's time is taken up giving CPR to lab rats and talking down a suicidal tiger from jumping five storeys. The film works because Murphy's character is played relatively straight while the creatures are allowed to be cynically sarcastic about him, humans and others species. Special plaudits go to the lab rats voiced by Reni Santoni and John Leguizamo, Chris Rock as Rocky the guinea pig and Norm Macdonald as Dolittle's laconic companion Lucky the dog. Edited for language.

Starring as "Patient at Hammersmith"

Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo (PG) - ITV1 London - December 13th - 2:15pm

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 02:19:19 GMT

Showing on ITV1 London at 2:15pm, December 13th for 120 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Feature-length detective drama. When a crooked estate agent dies in prison, his widow vows to exact her revenge on the two men that put him there. After killing her husband's informing boss, she sets her sights on Lieutenant Columbo and his beloved wife.

Starring as "Rudy"

Murder, She Wrote (PG) - Alibi - December 18th - 1:00pm

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 02:19:19 GMT

Showing on Alibi at 1:00pm, December 18th for 60 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Mr. Penroy's Vacation. (Series 5, episode 3)
Angela Lansbury tackles another mystery. The new sheriff of Cabot Cove thinks he has found the perfect job in a quiet town, but clearly hasn't done his research.

Starring as "Clifford Coleson"

Murder, She Wrote (PG) - Alibi - December 18th - 5:00pm

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 02:19:19 GMT

Showing on Alibi at 5:00pm, December 18th for 60 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Starring as "Clifford Coleson"

Doctor Dolittle (PG) - Film4 - December 18th - 7:10pm

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 02:19:19 GMT

Showing on Film4 at 7:10pm, December 18th for 110 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Mr. Penroy's Vacation. (Series 5, episode 3)
Betty Thomas's remake of the 1967 film is neatly updated with Eddie Murphy playing Dr John Dolittle, who talks to the animals. Dolittle and his pushy partner Mark Weller hope to strike a lucrative deal with a major corporation, but more and more of Dolittle's time is taken up giving CPR to lab rats and talking down a suicidal tiger from jumping five storeys. The film works because Murphy's character is played relatively straight while the creatures are allowed to be cynically sarcastic about him, humans and others species. Special plaudits go to the lab rats voiced by Reni Santoni and John Leguizamo, Chris Rock as Rocky the guinea pig and Norm Macdonald as Dolittle's laconic companion Lucky the dog. Edited for language.

Starring as "Patient at Hammersmith"

10 (18) - TCM - December 25th - 9:00pm

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 02:19:19 GMT

Showing on TCM at 9:00pm, December 25th for 145 minutes. Get Reminder Alert

Mr. Penroy's Vacation. (Series 5, episode 3)
Highly successful slapstick sex comedy with Dudley Moore as a man who risks his life in the pursuit of his dream woman, Bo Derek.

Starring as "Neighbor"