Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week

This week on UK telly we're treated to two new seasons of successful British invasions on American TV.

Fans of the medical drama House, starring Hugh Laurie, have an appointment for a double episode dose of the series' fifth season on Sunday 31 May at 9:00pm on Sky1. The opener, Dying Changes Everything, is immediately followed by Not Cancer at 10:00pm.

Then on June 3 at 10:00pm on ITV3, the police drama Life starts up its second and final season with Find Your Happy Place. The show features Damian Lewis as a wrongly-accused and imprisoned cop, now released and back on the beat, but walking to a new zen tune. Try not to let anyone spoil the finale as it was a proper shocker for this avid follower.

Lastly, we can't stress highly enough how good a show Breaking Bad is, although we did try here and again here. The second season's final ep airs this weekend in the States but channel Five USA here has now acquired the rights. Knowing we're in store for - at the very least - a second series, if you have not seen this excellent show yet, we're happy to say it's being re-aired from the first episode of season one on FX starting Monday the 1st of June at 9:00pm.

And onto the films for the next 7 days. You know the drill. Check local schedules for the most accurate info as the power behind the signals sometimes likes to toy with us. Let them have their fun, we suppose. Just don't let them catch you out.

28 Days Later
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 10:45pm (and 11:45pm Film 4+1)

28 Weeks Later
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 00:25am

300
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 6:55pm

A History Of Violence
On: Film4
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight Film4+1)

Alien 3
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror  
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 3:20pm (and 11:00pm)

Arlington Road
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 2:40pm

Bad Boys
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 8:00pm

Be Cool
On: ITV1
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 11:05pm

Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
On: Film4
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 00:55am (and 1:55am Film4+1)

Better Off Dead
On: True Movies
Date: Tuesday 2nd June
Time: 7:00pm (and 09:00am 3 June)

Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure
On: ITV2  
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 2:10pm

Blade Runner
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 12:30pm

Caddyshack
On: TCM 
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 11:00pm

Cape Fear (1962)
On: Sky Movies Classics
Date: Friday 5th June
Time: 03:00am

Catch-22
On: Sky Movies Comedy
Date: Thursday 4th June
Time: 11:30am

Cliffhanger
On: ITV2  
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 11:00pm (and 10:00pm 1 June)

Dark City
On: TCM
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 9:00pm (and 00:55am 30 May)

Deep Blue Sea
On: Sky Screen 2 
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 9:00pm

Eastern Promises
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 11:50pm

Edward Scissorhands
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 2:30pm (and 8:00pm)

Escape From Alcatraz
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 12:35pm

Evil Dead II
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 00:15am

Forbidden Planet
On: TCM   
Date: Thursday 4th June
Time: 1:00pm

Gangs Of New York
On: Film4
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight Film4+1)

Ghostbusters
On: E4   
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm E4+1)

Godzilla
On: FIVER  
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 8:30pm

Good Morning, Vietnam
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 11:20am (and 8:00pm)

Grave Of The Fireflies
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 01:15am (and 2:15am Film4+1)

Harold And Kumar Get The Munchies
On: Bravo   
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Bravo+1)

In Bruges
On: Sky Movies Indie  
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 10:00pm (and 3:40am 31 May, 10:40pm 2 June Sky Screen 2)

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
On: Virgin 1  
Date: Thursday 4th June
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Virgin+1)

Jacob's Ladder
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats 
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 2:25pm (and 2:20am 4 June)

Jaws
On: ITV4  
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 00:35am

Johnny Handsome
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 06:45am

Kenny
On: Sky Movies Comedy
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 09:40am (and 4:35pm)

Kiki's Delivery Service
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 2:45pm (and 3:45pm Film4+1)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
On: BBC 3 
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 7:30pm (and 9:00pm 3 June)

Lifeboat
On: Sky Movies Classics
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 09:05am

Marnie
On: Sky Movies Classics
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 9:00pm (and 8:00am 31 May)

Midnight Cowboy
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 9:50pm

Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 10:35am

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 2:00pm (and 3:40pm 4 June)

Night At The Museum
On: Channel 4
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 8:05pm (and 9:05pm 4+1)

No Country For Old Men
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 09:55am (and 9:00pm)

No Way Out
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller  
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 08:30am

Phone Booth
On: Film4
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Planes, Trains And Automobiles
On: Film4 
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Play Misty For Me
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Thursday 4th June
Time: 09:15am

Rear Window
On: Sky Movies Classics  
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 10:45am (and 5:00pm)

Rec
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Tuesday 2nd June
Time: 01:25am

Red Eye
On: BBC 1 
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 10:00pm

Rumble Fish
On: Sky Movies Drama
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 01:45am

Salem's Lot (Part 1 of 2)
On: Zone Horror
Date: Thursday 4th June
Time: 7:00pm (Part 2: 7:00pm 5 June)

Saving Private Ryan
On: Sky1  
Date: Tuesday 2nd June
Time: 11:00pm (and 9:00pm 3 June, 10:00pm 4 June Sky 2)

Scream
On: BBC 1
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 11:15pm

Shadow Of A Doubt
On: Sky Movies Classics
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 06:10am (and 7:00pm)

Sixteen Candles
On: Sky Screen 1
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 06:40am (and 00:10am 4 June)

Son Of Rambow
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 3:35pm (and 4:35pm Premiere+1, then daily at similar times through 4 June)

Spawn
On: TCM
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 11:15pm (and 9:00pm 1 June, 1:25am 2 June)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 6:45pm

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror  
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 1:20pm (and 9:00pm)

Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Thursday 4th June
Time: 11:45am (and 5:40pm)

Starship Troopers
On: BBC 1 
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 11:40pm

Strange Days
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 02:10am

Terminator, The
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 11:15pm

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
On: ITV1
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 11:05pm

Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines
On: five  
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 9:00pm

The Addams Family
On: Sky Movies Family 
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: noon (and 4:30pm)

The Addams Family Values
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 11:30am (and 4:40pm)

The Bank Job
On: Sky Screen 2  
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 1:15pm (and 9:00pm)

The Birds
On: Sky Movies Classics
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 07:05am (and 7:00pm)

The Blues Brothers
On: ITV4
Date: Tuesday 2nd June
Time: 10:50pm

The Breakfast Club
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 06:05am (and 8:25am 3 June, 1:50am 4 June Sky Screen 1)

The Crazies
On: Film4
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 01:00am (and 2:00am Film 4+1)

The Dark Crystal
On: TCM 
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 3:00pm

The Devil's Advocate
On: BBC 1 
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 10:45pm

The Exorcist
On: LIVING
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 11:00pm (and midnight/1:00am Living+1/+2)

The Fast And The Furious
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 11:00pm (and 10:00pm 31 May, 2 June)

The Godfather
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Tuesday 2nd June
Time: 12:30pm (and 8:00pm)

The Incredible Hulk
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 10:00am (and 11:00am Premiere+1, 10:00/11:00pm Premiere/+1)

The Machinist
On: Film4
Date: Thursday 4th June
Time: 11:25pm (and 00:55 Film4+1)

The Matrix
On: Sky Screen 1  
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 9:45pm

The Mist
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 5:20pm (and 6:20pm Premiere+1)

The Mummy
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 12:20pm (and 9:00pm)

The Night Of The Hunter
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 06:00am

The Omen
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror  
Date: Thursday 4th June
Time: 5:00pm (and 11:00pm)

The Running Man
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 10:00pm

The Shining
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Monday 1st June
Time: 5:55pm (and 00:35am 2 June)

The Sixth Sense
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 4:05pm

The Time Machine (1960)
On: TCM 
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 3:00pm

Three Kings
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Sunday 31st May
Time: 12:05pm

THX 1138
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Tuesday 2nd June
Time: 10:00am

Titan A.E.
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Friday 29th May
Time: 5:20pm

Toy Story
On: BBC 1
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 6:05pm

Universal Soldier
On: five USA
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 11:00pm (and 9:00pm 4 June)

What Lies Beneath
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Saturday 30th May
Time: 1:30pm