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Published 17:40 18 Jun 2026 BST
Updated 17:43 18 Jun 2026 BST

Our TV movie pick for tonight is Man on Fire (Thursday, 18 June), the 1987 adaptation of A.J. Quinnell's 1980 thriller novel.
Famously remade as a film starring Denzel Washington in 2004 and as a Netflix TV show earlier this year, the original screen version sees Scott Glenn play Creasy, an ex-CIA agent burnt out on combat after his stint in the Vietnam War.
Reluctantly, he takes a job as a private bodyguard for a wealthy family in Italy, guarding their 12-year-old daughter Sam (Jade Malle) against the threat of a Mafia kidnapping.
Though initially John is fed up with watching Sam, he soon begins to genuinely care for the child, who awakens in him a tenderness he never felt before.
"When she is abducted, Creasy's fiery rage is unleashed, and he embarks on a bloody revenge spree," the IMDB plot synopsis adds.
Co-starring Brooke Adams, Danny Aiello, Jonathan Pryce, and Joe Pesci, the original Man on Fire is airing on TV tonight/tomorrow morning on the channel Legend at 12.50am. It's also available to rent on the Sky Store.
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The classic '60s Western.
Commando - Film4 - 9pm
Arnold Schwarzenegger's cult '80s action flick.
Bad Company - Legend - 9pm
A '70s Western with Jeff Bridges.
Beverly Hills Cop - Sky One - 10pm
Eddie Murphy stars in this iconic action comedy as a street-smart Detroit detective who visits Beverly Hills, California, to solve the murder of his best friend.
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - Film4 - 10.50pm
The great fourth entry in Tom Cruise's action spy franchise.
Rambo: Last Blood - Legend - 10.55pm
Sylvester Stallone's final outing as John Rambo.
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The dark sci-fi where Ashton Kutcher plays a troubled man who goes back in time to try and rewrite his and his friends' bleak lives.
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