THURSDAY FRIDAY

The Old Man & the Gun (2018) (Film4, 7.10pm)

After making this charming crime film, which is inspired by a true story, Robert Redford announced his intention to retire from acting. If it truly is his final role, then at least he’s going out in style - it might not be as good as the movies his made in his heyday, such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but it does show off his undeniable charisma. The Hollywood veteran plays Forrest Tucker, a career criminal who spent much of his life in jail - and breaking out of them - before dying behind bars in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2004 at the age of 83. The story follows Tucker after his escape from San Quentin, his subsequent robberies and attempts of the authorities to find him. Sissy Spacek plays his love interest.

The Omen (1976) (BBC4, 10.30pm)

After diplomat Robert Thorn and his wife Katherine lose the baby they desperately wanted shortly after birth, Robert is approached by a priest who suggests he take an orphaned newborn, Damien, and he readily agrees, passing the boy off as their own to his wife. The family relocate to London, where Robert becomes the US Ambassador to the UK. But soon, strange events occur which suggest his ‘son’ is a right little devil. Although The Exorcist, made three years earlier, may receive more attention due to its controversial storyline, The Omen is actually the better film. Gregory Peck and Lee Remick enjoy one of the last hits of their long careers, and he in particular is superb. David Warner has also rarely been better as the photographer helping Robert discover the truth about Damien’s parentage.

The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) (C4, 11.05pm)

Posh boy Will McKenzie (Simon Bird) and his friends Simon (Joe Thomas), Jay (James Buckley) and Neil (Blake Harrison) are now 18 and can escape the clutches of their school headmaster Mr Gilbert (Greg Davies) forever. Determined to enjoy one last hurrah before university, they head off on a holiday to Crete, where the hormonally charged young men meet some girls, sparking romance under the Mediterranean sun. Big-screen versions of British sitcoms haven’t always worked, but writers Damon Beesley and Iain Morris are in fine, potty-mouthed form, orchestrating hilarious scenes that will have you laughing and cringing in equal measure.