Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week

In the UK run of the last ever 24, season 8 finishes in back-to-back episodes starting at 9:00pm on Sky1, Sunday June 6th, and they’re both packed with Jack. If you’ve any interest in the planned 24 movie, witness where it might pick up as the action and adventure of this long-running series leaves the small screen forever.

Newcomers or devotees reliving the thrill of the first Dexter season will want to remember the concluding episode, Born Free happens Monday, June 7th at 1:10am on FX. Then season 2 splashes onto TV screens on Wednesday, June 9th at 10:00pm with It’s Alive (but probably not for long).

Tuesday is the day for endings, it seems. The penultimate episode of the Stargate Universe series will air on Sky1 at 8:00pm, Tuesday, June 8th. Entitled Incursion, it’s part one of the two-part season finale which concludes Tuesday, June 15th.

The closing episode of Luther airs Tuesday June 8th at 9:00pm on BBC1. While it’s been a mixed bag, week to week, we can’t leave Luther hanging without a fitting end, so we’ll see where the volatile detective takes us in this series finale.

Also wrapping up on Sky1 is Fringe, in it’s concluding half to the finale of its second season, Over There, airing on at 10:00pm Tuesday, June 8th. With a third season secured, the episode leaves us dangling and anxious for more as the parallel universes and their occupants clash.

We sometimes miss out the odd Thursday show news as we prepare these telly round-ups more than 7 days ahead of the week’s end. So, we’ll rectify that to let you know that season 2 of Burn Notice has launched on fiver, but you can still catch the opening episode, which will be repeated on Tuesday June 8th at 11:00pm. Season 4 started last night in the States, so it will be making its way to us soonish and we want to be up to speed with our favourite ex-agent.

One of our new favourite imported comedies wraps up Thursday, June 10th with the Modern Family finale, Family Portrait on Sky1 at 8:00pm. We hope there’s more to come on that family front soon.

And this week’s Doctor Who episode, Vincent And The Doctor, starts at 6:40pm on BBC1 on Saturday, June 5th. We have a spoiler-free review here and we’ll have our full spoiler-filled impressions on Saturday night.

Now, on to the films showing through the weekend and a bit beyond. 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 ’15th’ in your browser’s Find box or window to highlight and/or tab through all movies shown on Saturday. Enjoy!

Absolute PowerOn: BBC 1Date: Friday 4th JuneTime: 11:45pm

BananasOn: TCMDate: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 01:35am

Batman BeginsOn: ITV1Date: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 10:00pm

Blow OutOn: TCMDate: Sunday 6th JuneTime: 9:00pm (and 1:05am 7th June)

CliffhangerOn: Sky Movies Action and AdventureDate: Friday 4th JuneTime: 2:40pm (and 9:00pm)

CloverfieldOn: Channel 4Date: Monday 7th June (and 10:00pm 4+1)

Con AirOn: Sky Movies Modern GreatsDate: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 00:10am (and 2:10am 7th June, 10:00pm 8th June)

CoralineOn: Sky Movies PremiereDate: Thursday 3rd JuneTime: 5:00pm (and 6:00pm Premiere+1 and silmilar times through 10th June)

Deep Blue SeaOn: ITV2Date: Friday 4th JuneTime: 11:00pm (and midnight ITV2+1, 9/10:00pm 7th June ITV2/+1)

Die Hard 2On: Sky1Date: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Sky2, 11:00pm 6th June Sky1, 1:00am 7th June Sky2)

Dog SoldiersOn: Film4Date: Friday 4th JuneTime: 11:10pm (and 00:10am 5th June Film4+1)

Ice Age: The MeltdownOn: Film4Date: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 5:00pm (and 6:00pm Film4+1)

KidulthoodOn: BBC 3Date: Friday 4th JuneTime: 10:30pm (and 11:35pm 5th June)

Kindergarten CopOn: ITV1Date: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 3:10pm

Kung Fu HustleOn: Channel 4Date: Sunday 6th JuneTime: 11:40pm (and 00:40am 4+1)

Logan’s RunOn: Channel 4Date: Friday 4th JuneTime: 12:40pm (and 1:40pm 4+1)

ManhunterOn: TCMDate: Friday 4th JuneTime: 9:00pm (and 9:00pm 9th June)

Michael ClaytonOn: BBC 2Date: Sunday 6th JuneTime: 10:00pm

Night At The MuseumOn: Film4Date: Friday 4th JuneTime: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Office SpaceOn: Film4Date: Wednesday 9th JuneTime: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

OutbreakOn: WatchDate: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm Watch+1, 9/10:00pm 6th June Watch/+1)

Pet SemataryOn: TCMDate: Friday 4th JuneTime: 11:30pm

PlatoonOn: ITV4Date: Tuesday 8th JuneTime: 10:00pm (and 11:00pm ITV4+1)

Public EnemiesOn: Sky Movies PremiereDate: Friday 4th JuneTime: 10:00am (and 11:00am Premiere+1, & 8/9:00pm Premiere/+1 and daily at similar times

through 10th June)

Raising ArizonaOn: Film4Date: Monday 7th JuneTime: 10:55pm

Robin Hood: Prince Of ThievesOn: FiveDate: Sunday 6th JuneTime: 8:00pm

Rocky IIIOn: Virgin 1Date: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Virgon1+1, 3/4:00pm 6th June Virgin1/+1)

Shrek 2On: BBC 1Date: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 5:15pm

Tenacious D In The Pick Of DestinyOn: Film4Date: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

The Dark KnightOn: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/HorrorDate: Friday 4th JuneTime: 3:10pm (and 9:00pm)

The DishOn: SyFyDate: Friday 4th JuneTime: 8:00pm (and 9:00pm Syfy+1)

The GodfatherOn: more4Date: Friday 4th JuneTime: 9:00pm (and 1:25am 5th June)

The GooniesOn: FiveDate: Sunday 6th JuneTime: 5:05pm

The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The KingOn: Channel 4Date: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 7:00pm (and 8:00pm 4+1)

The Man Who Knew Too LittleOn: Film4Date: Sunday 6th JuneTime: 1:00pm (and 2:00pm Film4+1)

The Thirteenth FloorOn: Five USADate: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 2:10pm (and 12:15pm)

The Time Machine (1960)On: more4Date: Friday 4th JuneTime: 11:20am

Three Amigos!On: LIVINGDate: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 4:00pm (and 5/6:00pm Living+1/+2, noon/1/2:00pm 6th June Living/+1/+2)

Wolf CreekOn: Film4Date: Saturday 5th JuneTime: 10:50pm (and 11:50pm Film4+1)