Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week

In a busier seven days than we've seen in the last couple of weeks, the schedules wave both hello and goodbye to a number of shows. Some return to proven praise. Others have the hard task of earning it over the next six or so weeks.

Saturday, February 5th brings the end of the fourth series of Primeval at 7:30pm on ITV1. The series has seen the return of a familiar face just recently. Is there room for one more? If you're a fan of the show, tune in and have a squawk about it when the finale review goes live early Monday morning.

New sci-fi show, Outcasts, breaks onto screens in two consecutive episodes over two nights, starting Monday, February 7th at 9:00pm on BBC1. We had a sneak peek followed by a spoiler-free review of the show about settlers on a home-away-from-home Earth-like sandy domain. We'd love to hear your verdicts, and hopes for future episodes, in the comments section.

You'd think it was October with the ghostly goings on in the telly schedules. ITV's Marchlands started last night and we have a review of that first episode here. But if you prefer your haunted houses (or block of flats converted from an insane asylum) with a talent search show pop star tenant, and (we'd guess) up-to-the-second fashions and hair styles, Bedlam may be for you. Its first of six episodes airs on Sky Living at 10:00pm on Monday, February 7th. If it's short on shivers, it may provide a giggle or two.

If you need a refresher course in chicken impressions, want to watch a real failed magician instead of the current influx of egotistical overdressed exhibitionists, or feel the need to see a true blue never-nude man, then it's been too long since you've watched Arrested Development and FX is coming to your aid. The show is being broadcast from the very start, with the pilot episode airing on FX Tuesday, February 8th at 9:00pm, followed by Top Banana at 9:30. All we can say is hooray! Now our family will seem almost normal.

Also on Tuesday, February 8th is the premiere here of the new animated show, Bob's Burgers. This US import about a burger flipping family business ain't The Simpsons, as evidenced by its 11:35pm slot on E4 and its first episode title, Human Flesh. We'll happily fork out a half an hour for a taster.

I Was There... When The Beatles Played The Cavern airs on Wednesday, February 9th, fifty years, to the day, from that first performance at that now famous location. This documentary tells the story of that night in 1961, and the history of The Cavern since, with interviews, including a chat with drummer, Pete Best, who was replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962. A must-watch for Beatles fans, it's showing on ITV1 at 10:35pm.

You may not recognise the name of the new 4-part series, Mad Dogs, airing on Sky 1 at 9:00pm on Thursday, but you'll surely remember the faces adorning it. Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes compadres, Philip Glenister and John Simm join Max Beesley and Hustle's Marc Warren in a psychological thriller centred around a holiday in Majorca, where, we think it's safe to say, things aren't all sun, sand and sipping mojitos. We'll tune in solely on the strength of the casting and the mysterious, and (admittedly) alluring ads for the show.

A well worn, yet still fresh comedy is also on the tables this week, with the start of the fifth series of 30 Rock on Comedy Central. We'll make room for Tina Fey's Liz Lemon any day, and if she brings boyfriend, Matt Damon, along with her, as in the season opener, The Fabian Strategy, well, the door is that bit wider on Thursday, February 10th at 10:30pm.

Now, on to the films showing through the weekend and a bit beyond. We've thrown a few classics into the mix, along with a couple kids flicks, and some tasty cheesy action and OTT acting, among the other fine fare on offer. As always, if we missed anything interesting, have a shout in the comments, with our thanks.

Please also note: the ordinal numbers for dates will help you scan through this simple list with your browser's search function. Enter '5th' in your browser's Find box or window to highlight and/or tab through all movies shown on Saturday. Enjoy!

Apollo 13
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 12:50pm (and 1:50pm ITV2+1)

Batman
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV2+1, 9:00pm 7th Feb & 1:40am 8th Feb TCM)

Batman Begins
On: TCM
Date: Thursday 10th February
Time: 9:00pm

Broken Arrow
On: Channel 4
Date: Thursday 10th February
Time: 12:20pm (and 1:20pm 4+1)

Chain Reaction
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 6th February
Time: 11:15pm (and 00:15am 7th Feb)

Corpse Bride
On: ITV1
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 2:20pm

Daybreakers
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 4th February
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Premiere+1, then daily through 10th Feb)

Diabolique
On: BBC 1
Date: Wednesday 9th February
Time: 11:25pm

Die Hard 4.0
On: Film4
Date: Tuesday 8th February
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Equilibrium
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Eraser
On: TCM
Date: Friday 4th February
Time: 11:10pm

Falling Down
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 9:00pm (and 1:40am 6th Feb)

Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer
On: Channel 4
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 7:00pm (and 8:00pm 4+1)

Fargo
On: TCM
Date: Thursday 10th February
Time: 11:45pm

Frailty
On: Channel 4
Date: Monday 7th February
Time: 01:55am (and 2:55am 4+1)

Get Shorty
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 11:05pm (and 00:05am 6th Feb ITV4+1)

Hot Fuzz
On: ITV1
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 10:55pm

Infernal Affairs
On: Channel 4
Date: Sunday 6th February
Time: 00:20am (and 1:20am 4+1)

Innerspace
On: TCM
Date: Thursday 10th February
Time: 3:00pm

Juno
On: Film4
Date: Friday 4th February
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Kelly's Heroes
On: Five USA
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 2:45pm (and 3:45pm Five USA+1)

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
On: BBC 2
Date: Sunday 6th February
Time: 11:00pm

Kind Hearts And Coronets
On: GOLD
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 2:15pm (nd 3:15pm Gold+1, 1/2:00pm 6th Feb)

Kiss Of The Dragon
On: Five USA
Date: Friday 4th February
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Five USA+1)

Lake Tahoe
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 02:25am (and 3:25am Film4+1)

Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
On: BBC 3
Date: Sunday 6th February
Time: 7:25pm (and 7:25pm 9th Feb)

Let Him Have It
On: True Movies
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 9:00pm

Licence To Kill
On: ITV4
Date: Friday 4th February
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm ITV4+1, 3:20/4:20pm 5th Feb)

Mulan
On: Five
Date: Sunday 6th February
Time: 3:50pm

North By Northwest
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 3:00pm (and 6:30am 6th Feb)

Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 4th February
Time: 10:00am (and 11:00am Premiere+1 & 8/:00pm, then daily at similar times through 10th Feb)

Perfect Creature
On: BBC 1
Date: Friday 4th February
Time: 11:30pm

Rollerball (1975)
On: TCM
Date: Thursday 10th February
Time: 01:05am

Se7en
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 11:10pm

Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow
On: Film4
Date: Monday 7th February
Time: 6:55pm (and 7:55pm Film4+1)

Spaceballs
On: SyFy
Date: Sunday 6th February
Time: 02:00am (and 3:00am Syfy+1)

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
On: ITV1
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 3:50pm

The Abyss
On: Film4
Date: Monday 7th February
Time: 10:50pm (and 11:50pm Film4+1)

The Client
On: Channel 4
Date: Sunday 6th February
Time: 11:50pm (and 00:50am 7th Feb 4+1)

The Emerald Forest
On: BBC 2
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 11:50pm

The Exorcist
On: TCM
Date: Sunday 6th February
Time: 9:00pm (and 1:40am 7th Feb)

The Goonies
On: TCM
Date: Friday 4th February
Time: 6:50pm (and 11:10am 5th Feb)

The Limey
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 9th February
Time: 01:40am (and 2:40am Film4+1)

The Machinist
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 11:05pm (and 00:05am 6th Feb Film4+1)

The Matrix Revolutions
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 11:35pm (and 00:35am 6th Feb ITV2+1)

The Scarlet Claw
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 7:35pm (and 11:45am 6th Feb)

The Stepford Wives (1975)
On: TCM
Date: Sunday 6th February
Time: 11:20pm

The Sting
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 5:25pm (and 6:25pm ITV4+1)

The Thing
On: ITV1
Date: Thursday 10th February
Time: 02:35am

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
On: BBC 2
Date: Friday 4th February
Time: 11:50pm

Wall Street
On: Sky1
Date: Saturday 5th February
Time: 10:00pm

Youth In Revolt
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 4th February
Time: 11:55pm (and 00:55am 5th Feb, then daily through 11th Feb)

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