MOVIE CHOICE

SUMMER HOLIDAY

(1948) PG ● 1.50PM, BBC2 ★★★ Mickey Rooney stars in this musical comedy, following a New England family at the turn of the century. Rooney is the small-town boy mooning over his neighbour (Gloria Dehaven), with Walter Huston as his dad and Frank Morgan as eccentric Uncle Sid. See Classic Film Choice, page 23.

PADDINGTON 2

(2017) PG ● 5PM, BBC1 ★★★★

Every bit as sharp, funny and warm-hearted as the 2014 film, this sequel finds Michael Bond’s marmalade-loving bear making friends in the most unexpected of places. Hugh Grant’s villain, an odious actor, takes a sudden dislike to our ursine hero, who is framed for a crime he did not commit.

THE BIG SICK (2017) 15

11PM, BBC2 ★★★

This offbeat romantic comedy follows the highs and lows of the relationship between Pakistani American taxi driver and aspiring comic Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani) and student Emily (Zoe Kazan). When Emily becomes seriously ill, Kumail stands up to his family and fights hard at Emily’s bedside.