Just watched this film - from 11.15 to 1am on BBC1 - starring Daniel Craig (who was quite good) and Miriam Karlin (who was superb - and what memories there - she's now 85 and stole the film) with a young guy - Harry Eden (not good) and some very good girls/women. Quite a nice script; well directed; some wonderful scenes. Virtually a tribute to Roxy, Ferry, Bowie and the 70s.

All in all, a decent movie but what I want to know is...

With films like this 100% better than virtually ALL prime time TV, why on earth are TV executives scheduling crap all day and all night whilst they bury small gems like this in graveyard slots. This would have been excellent 9pm fare.

They really haven't got a clue, have they?

wow ! Miriam Karlin ! forgot she existed. She was fun.

Nope. I've seen some gems late night on TV - hardly any at prime time. Channel 4 was brilliant for its first few years - it actually showed classics like Preston Sturges, Rene Clair and Ernst Lubitsch movies before 10pm, as well as some unusual contemporary titles. Now they all rely on so-called 'big' movies, and it makes no sense in an era of movie channels, pay per view and cheap DVDs. They need to use their imaginations more.

I've just ordered two DVDs of classic British movies: Night of the Demon (based on an MR James story, and with dialogue - 'It's in the trees - It's coming!' sampled by Kate Bush in Hounds of Love) and Three Cases of Murder (featuring Orson Welles). Both great movies to watch on a chilly autumn night. I can hardly wait!

www.amazon.co.uk/Night-Demon-DVD-Dana-An...287311007&sr=8-1

www.moviemail-online.co.uk/film/dvd/Thre...-Welles-Ghost-Story/

You only have to galnce at the 'Most Popular' programmes on BBC iplayer to see the kind of crap we favour.