Talking Pictures TV Saturday

An escapologist uses his skills to flee custody after being arrested for the murder of a chorus girl, and asks Holmes to prove he is innocent of the crime

A rich man accepts a challenge to stay overnight in a museum's chamber of horrors, unaware crooks plan to exploit his absence. Crime drama, starring James Carew and Charles Oliver

A man is murdered following a clash with his business partner, and Clay offers to help his widow uncover the truth

A starstruck orphan is treated to a Christmas trip on the famous submarine - and gets the chance to be a hero, like his father before him

Part two of two. The Minstrel threatens to destroy the Gotham City Exchange if his demands are not met in one hour. Van Johnson guest stars

Cassie is injured by a Martian teleportation device - but the incident offers a solution to a crisis affecting another planet

Short Western

A fishmonger's talented daughter rallies her neighbours to put on a variety show to raise funds for a struggling animal hospital. Musical, starring Hazel Ascot and Jack Barty

Alan-a-Dale returns to Sherwood, unaware that he is wanted for murder with the Sheriff's men hot on his trail

An international crew on a mission to the moon encounters an alien intelligence that has resolved to wipe out the human race. Sci-fi adventure, starring Ken Clark and Michi Kobi

Supernatural drama anthology series. A newly-married man is startled when his wife's entire personality and even her accent unexpectedly change

The crimefighter and his sidekick help a girl they have rescued to find her father

The Plutonians use a mechanical bird to attack Space City and get revenge on Steve for the capture of their leader

The aliens make a cryptic threat to destroy time, which leads Captain Magenta to suspect an attack against an important officer in Earth defence

The caped crusader and his sidekick face their greatest challenge when their worst enemies join forces. Comedy adventure, starring Adam West and Burt Ward.

A detective enlists a friend to take a job as a housekeeper to a wealthy elderly woman who has mysteriously become a recluse. Crime thriller, starring Hy Hazell and Bruce Lester

Skinner has been shot dead, and the Murder Squad have taken over the case. Haggar heads to a mysterious rendezvous halfway down the M6

Philip returns to Spain to fight in the civil war, to the dismay of his family, who fear he will never return

English villagers realise the Allied troops billeted in their town are invading German paratroopers in disguise. Second World War drama, starring Leslie Banks and Basil Sydney

Adaptation of Deric Longden's comic autobiography, starring Thora Hird as his eccentric mother whose zestful attitude toward life is shattered by a stroke. With Pete Postlethwaite

A woman's world begins to cave in as she slowly begins to suspect her charismatic husband is plotting to kill her. Thriller, starring Nigel Havers and Polly Adams

A thousand years in the future, a lone warrior is captured by an evil overlord and forced to fight a duel to the death. Sci-fi drama, starring David Carradine and Claudia Jennings

A widow tries to discover the identity of a mystery woman who apparently knew her husband. Thriller, starring Betty McDowall and Vincent Ball

After discussing flowering trees, Jack Hargreaves and Michael Hordern travel to Islay for an angling competition