Sky UK TV Guide

05:20 George and the Dragon
Film Fantasy adventure in which a valiant English knight returns from the Crusades to settle into a quiet life in the remote Northern countryside, but when the King's daughter vanishes, he sets out on another heroic quest.

07:00 35mm
Interests An indispensable guide to what's happening in the world of film, including new films coming to Sky Movies and a look at big-screen releases from the UK and US.

07:30 RV
Film In this 21st-century answer to National Lampoon's Vacation, stressed out executive Bob Munro (Robin Williams) swaps his planned Hawaiian vacation for an RV (that's recreational vehicle) road trip. He's been ordered to attend a meeting in Colorado, but the family - who are in the dark about his work commitments - are suitably unimpressed, particularly when they are befriended by a creepily nice clan led by Jeff Daniels. There are a few snappy one-liners here, but director Barry Sonnenfeld seems more interested in staging predictable slapstick set pieces, including a depressingly large number of toilet gags. It's hard to work out what's more disheartening: the fact that Williams has reverted to treacly family comedies after a welcome flirtation with edgy dramas, or that Sonnenfeld seems to have lost all the dark flair he brought to hits like The Addams Family and Men in Black. The best performances come from a couple of stars of the small screen - Curb Your Enthusiasm's Cheryl Hines as Williams's sardonic wife and, best of all, Will Arnett (Arrested Development) as his monstrous boss.

09:15 Working Girl
Film Women, beware women! This appealing executive-suite comedy shows feminism triumphing as Melanie Griffith climbs the corporate ladder to success by stepping on bitchy boss Sigourney Weaver's fingers after the latter steals one of her ideas. Griffith is the exploited and bossed-about secretary to Weaver, taking over from her in her absence and getting broker Harrison Ford as the main prize. This is a secretary's wish-fulfiller that's an easy-going treat for all in director Mike Nichols's assured hands. Carly Simon's Oscar-winning song, Let the River Run, makes the soundtrack one to treasure, too.

11:15 10 Things I Hate about You
Film Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew gets updated, Clueless-style, to high-school America in this engaging romantic comedy from debut director Gil Junger. Kat (Julia Stiles) stars as the sulky teen who doesn't like anybody. This causes a problem for her hormonally charged younger sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), who has been told by their dad that she can't date until Kat does. Newcomer Heath Ledger (who looks remarkably like Jim Morrison) plays the unfortunate lad picked to introduce Kat to the dating scene, while the rest of the cast is peppered with equally good-looking youngsters, including Third Rock from the Sun's Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Bianca's sweet but nerdy admirer. Smartly paced, fun and funny, this is just as enjoyable for adults as it is for its intended teenage market.

13:00 Hot Fuzz
Film Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright - the team behind zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead - return for this gleeful pastiche of American action movies. Pegg stars as an over-achieving London policeman transferred to a crime-free village where all is not as it seems. What begins as a very funny, very British murder mystery eventually mutates into an ironic action spectacular that blows up half of Gloucestershire (or rather, Wells pretending to be Gloucestershire). Armed with a Who's Who of home-grown acting talent and a surfeit of gags, Hot Fuzz also showcases the continuing comic partnership of Pegg and co-star Nick Frost. Their mismatched cops play out every buddy movie convention imaginable while discussing subjects as diverse as ice-cream "brain freeze" and the homoeroticism of action thriller Point Break. More smart than silly, this is self-confident comedy that's proud to be British.

15:05 RV
Film In this 21st-century answer to National Lampoon's Vacation, stressed out executive Bob Munro (Robin Williams) swaps his planned Hawaiian vacation for an RV (that's recreational vehicle) road trip. He's been ordered to attend a meeting in Colorado, but the family - who are in the dark about his work commitments - are suitably unimpressed, particularly when they are befriended by a creepily nice clan led by Jeff Daniels. There are a few snappy one-liners here, but director Barry Sonnenfeld seems more interested in staging predictable slapstick set pieces, including a depressingly large number of toilet gags. It's hard to work out what's more disheartening: the fact that Williams has reverted to treacly family comedies after a welcome flirtation with edgy dramas, or that Sonnenfeld seems to have lost all the dark flair he brought to hits like The Addams Family and Men in Black. The best performances come from a couple of stars of the small screen - Curb Your Enthusiasm's Cheryl Hines as Williams's sardonic wife and, best of all, Will Arnett (Arrested Development) as his monstrous boss.

16:50 Bad Girls from Valley High
Film Teen comedy drama about a clique of three high school girls who are horrified when they begin to prematurely age. Suspecting that it may be the result of a curse put on them after theya ccidentally killed a student the previous year, they resolve to find the person responsible.

18:25 I Want Candy
Film Best described as a home counties American Pie, this Ealing Studios-produced comedy from director Stephen Surjik (Wayne's World 2) transcends Carry On-style crudeness thanks to film buff in-jokes and some inspired belly laughs. Joe (Tom Riley) and Baggy (Tom Burke), two naive film students from Surrey, try to get their big break by making an "adult" movie. But to get the money that they need, the pair misguidedly deal with dodgy producer Doug (Eddie Marsan), who will only cough up if they secure the services of porn megastar Candy Fiveways (Carmen Electra). With their shoot bedevilled by mishaps and setbacks, will Joe and Baggy get to finish making The Love Storm, and will Baggy and the secretly cine-literate Candy ever get it together? The answers are as obvious as the gags. But the film's sheer eagerness to please and the efforts of a game cast make it surprisingly funny and sweet.

20:00 Working Girl
Film Women, beware women! This appealing executive-suite comedy shows feminism triumphing as Melanie Griffith climbs the corporate ladder to success by stepping on bitchy boss Sigourney Weaver's fingers after the latter steals one of her ideas. Griffith is the exploited and bossed-about secretary to Weaver, taking over from her in her absence and getting broker Harrison Ford as the main prize. This is a secretary's wish-fulfiller that's an easy-going treat for all in director Mike Nichols's assured hands. Carly Simon's Oscar-winning song, Let the River Run, makes the soundtrack one to treasure, too.

22:00 Hot Fuzz
Film Simon Pegg and director Edgar Wright - the team behind zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead - return for this gleeful pastiche of American action movies. Pegg stars as an over-achieving London policeman transferred to a crime-free village where all is not as it seems. What begins as a very funny, very British murder mystery eventually mutates into an ironic action spectacular that blows up half of Gloucestershire (or rather, Wells pretending to be Gloucestershire). Armed with a Who's Who of home-grown acting talent and a surfeit of gags, Hot Fuzz also showcases the continuing comic partnership of Pegg and co-star Nick Frost. Their mismatched cops play out every buddy movie convention imaginable while discussing subjects as diverse as ice-cream "brain freeze" and the homoeroticism of action thriller Point Break. More smart than silly, this is self-confident comedy that's proud to be British.