Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week

Unless you're a fan of Warehouse 13, which starts its third season on Syfy this coming Thursday, August 4th with The New Guy, the summer lull continues through the next seven days, with an absence of brand new shows on the schedules.

That leaves only series that are midstream, such as Torchwood: Miracle Day, which nears its halfway mark between ten episodes on Thursday August 4th as well, with episode 4, Escape To LA on BBC1 at 9:00pm. You can follow our coverage of the show here.

Also on BBC1, the repeat of the final episode of Sherlock's first series, The Great Game airs on Wednesday, August 3rd at 8:30, if you want a refresher before the second series launches this autumn. We have a few details of what stories to expect next here.

Now, on to those films showing through the weekend and a bit beyond. There's quite a mini festival of 80 films this week, all geek approved, and we'll highlight our top ten picks for weekend viewing:

Gremlins starts the parade tonight, Friday July 29th.

Then tomorrow, Saturday, July 30th, The Goonies, Blue Thunder for flight fans, Innerspace, Red Heat (which made our best post-pub film list) and Tango & Cash are our mid-weekend treats.

On Sunday, July 31st, Big, The Last Starfighter, The Lost Boys and First Blood finish off the weekend on an 80s high.

We've linked to more information and celebrations of some of these favourites, and you'll find dates and times for each below, along with some more recent films, if you must emerge from the 80s at some point before the work week resumes.

Be sure to check your local schedules, in case some TV exec's pulled a switcheroo, and enjoy!

As always, if we missed anything interesting, have a shout in the comments, with our thanks.

Please also note: the ordinal numbers for dates will help you scan through this simple list with your browser's search function. Enter '30th' in your browser's Find box or window to highlight and/or tab through all movies shown on Saturday. Enjoy!

A Scanner Darkly
On: Film4
Date: Tuesday 2nd August
Time: 01:20am (and 2:20am Film4+1)

Akira
On: Syfy
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Syfy+1)

Assassins
On: ITV1
Date: Friday 29th July
Time: 10:35pm

Big
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 1:00pm (and 2:00pm Film4+1)

Blade
On: Channel 5
Date: Wednesday 3rd August
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:20pm TCM)

Blue Thunder
On: Channel 5
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 5:00pm

Boogie Nights
On: ITV4
Date: Monday 1st August
Time: 11:15pm (and 00:15am 2nd Aug ITV4+1)

Carrie
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 11:10pm (and 10:00am 31st July Film4+1)

Cloverfield
On: Channel 4
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm 4+1)

Darkman
On: Syfy
Date: Wednesday 4th August
Time: midnight (and 1:00am 4th Aug Syfy+1 & 10/11:00pm)

Deep Blue Sea
On: ITV2
Date: Monday 1st August
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm ITV2+1)

Demolition Man
On: TCM
Date: Monday 1st August
Time: 9:00pm (nd 00:10am/1:10am ITV4/+1)

Firewall
On: BBC 3
Date: Wednesday 3rd August
Time: 9:00pm

First Blood
On: ITV4
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight 1st Aug ITV4+1)

Gladiator
On: ITV2
Date: Tuesday 2nd August
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV2+1)

Goodfellas
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 9:00pm

Gremlins
On: TCM
Date: Friday 29th July
Time: 11:00pm

Hannibal
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 11:25pm (and 00:25am 31st July ITV2+1, 00:05/1:05am 3rd Aug)

Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
On: ITV1
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 5:40pm

I Sell The Dead
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Saturday 30th July)
Time: 00:15am (and 1:15am Premiere+1, then daily at similar times through 5th Aug)

Infernal Affairs III
On: Channel 4
Date: Tuesday 2nd August
Time: 01:15am (and 2:15am 4+1)

Innerspace
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 6:40pm (and 10:35am 31st July)

Juno
On: Channel 4
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm 4+1)

Kiki's Delivery Service
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 5:05pm (and 6:05pm Film4+1)

King Arthur
On: BBC 1
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 10:00pm

Lost In Translation
On: Film4
Date: Friday 29th July
Time: 10:45pm (and 11:45pm Film4+1)

Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
On: 5USA
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 3:55pm (and 4:55pm 5USA+1)

Metropolis (2001)
On: Film4
Date: Thursday 4th August
Time: 11:00am (and noon Film4+1)

Mission: Impossible III
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Murder In The First
On: ITV3
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV3+1)

Pandorum
On: SyFy
Date: Tuesday 2nd August
Time: 8:00pm (and 9:00pm Syfy+1)

Piranha
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 29th July
Time: 10:30pm (and 11:30pm, then daily through 4th Aug)

Red Heat
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight UTV4+1, 10/11:00pm 3rd Aug)

Romancing The Stone
On: E4
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 3:55pm (and 4:55pm E4+1)

Rope!
On: more4
Date: Friday 29th July
Time: 10:35am

Serenity
On: ITV4
Date: Thursday 4th August
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV4+1)

Stargate: The Ark Of Truth
On: Sky1
Date: Friday 29th July
Time: 12:10pm (and 00:45am 30th July)

Stephen King's It part 1
On: horror channel
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 9:00pm

Stephen King's It part 2
On: horror channel
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 9:00pm

Tango And Cash
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 11:50pm

Tapeheads
On: BBC 2
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 00:50am

The Bank Job
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1, 9/10:00pm 4th Aug)

The Goonies
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 3:00pm (and 7:00am 31st July)

The Happening
On: Film4
Date: Friday 29th July
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

The Island (2005)
On: ITV2
Date: Thursday 4th August
Time: 10:45pm (and 11:45pm ITV2+1)

The Karate Kid, Part II
On: Channel 5
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 4:40pm

The Kingdom
On: ITV1
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 10:15pm

The Last Starfighter
On: Channel 5
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 2:45pm

The Lost Boys
On: TCM
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00/11:00pm 2nd Aug Comedy Central/+1)

The Mummy
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm ITV2+1)

The Mummy Returns
On: ITV2
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 6:30pm (and 7:30pm ITV2+1)

The Ninth Gate
On: Channel 5
Date: Monday 1st August
Time: 9:00pm

The Pawnbroker
On: Channel 4
Date: Monday 1st August
Time: 01:40am (and 2:40am 4+1)

The Ring 2
On: BBC 1
Date: Friday 29th July
Time: 11:45pm

The Scarlet Claw
On: TCM
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 5:10pm (and 9:10am 31st July)

The War Of The Worlds (1953)
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 3:20pm (and 4:20 Film4+1, 5:10/6:10pm 4th Aug)

There's Something About Mary
On: E4
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm E4+1)

This Boy's Life
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 11:20pm (and 00:20am 1st Aug Film4+1)

Tin Cup
On: ITV3
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 00:35am (and 1:35am ITV3+1)

Trees Lounge
On: BBC 2
Date: Monday 1st August
Time: 00:35am

Triangle
On: SyFy
Date: Friday 29th July
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight Syfy+1, 1/2:00am 1st Aug)

Tristan And Isolde
On: Film4
Date: Monday 1st August
Time: 4:35pm (and 5:35pm Film4+1)

Underworld: Evolution
On: Channel 4
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 11:40pm (and 00:40am 4+1)

Unleashed
On: ITV1
Date: Saturday 30th July
Time: 03:00am

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On: Channel 5
Date: Sunday 31st July
Time: 9:00pm