Full Talking Pictures TV listings for Wednesday 28 October 2026, with times in London local time.

Talking Pictures builds an evening towards The Boston Strangler

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Talking Pictures spends three hours warming up for one film, and The Boston Strangler at 9.05pm is worth the wait. The 1968 picture was directed by Richard Fleischer and stars Tony Curtis and Henry Fonda, with George Kennedy in support. It runs 140 minutes, and the channel also showed it on the 25th, so it is clearly a favourite of the schedulers. Four stars, and the pick.

The lead-in is unhurried. Out of Town at seven, with Bee Skeps and Flooded River Fishing, is a half-hour countryside documentary. Dick Turpin follows at 7.30, the 1979 to 1982 ITV adventure with Richard O’Sullivan, and then Van der Valk at 8.05, a crime drama from ITV that has run to 32 episodes over five series. A Dangerous Point of View is episode 4 of series 2. Three stars: a decent warm-up before the main event.

The other schedule highlight is earlier. Rooms begins at 6pm with Jan and Tony: Part 1, a drama series opener, with part 2 at 6.30. The channel runs the pair back to back, so one sitting gets you both.


Also on TV tonight at 9pm

  • BBC One: Who Do You Think You Are?
  • BBC Two: Spotlight
  • ITV1: Carabao Cup: Liverpool v Chelsea (from 7.30pm)
  • Channel 4: Grand Designs
  • Channel 5: Cause of Death
  • BBC Four: The Planets
  • ITV2: Big Brother
  • ITV3: Midsomer Murders (from 8pm)
  • ITV4: Sharpe (from 7.20pm)
  • E4: Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on Talking Pictures TV tonight?

On Wednesday 28 October 2026, Talking Pictures TV shows Out of Town at 7pm, Dick Turpin at 7.30pm, Van der Valk at 8.05pm and The Boston Strangler at 9.05pm.

Is there a film on Talking Pictures TV tonight?

Yes: The Boston Strangler (1968) at 9.05pm.

What’s on Talking Pictures TV late tonight?

After 11pm, Talking Pictures TV has Francis Durbridge’s The Passenger at 11.25pm.

What time does Talking Pictures TV’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with Rooms at 6pm.