A brilliant, underseen ghost story is airing on TV tonight

A perfect pre-Halloween watch.

Directed by Nick Murphy (who also made the excellent 2012 crime drama Blood), the film is set in post-World War I England and sees the actress play a grieving writer and sometimes ghost-hunter.

This is as she investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.

Also co-starring Dominic West (The Wire) and Imelda Staunton (The Crown), The Awakening was not a massive hit upon its cinema release.

That said, we'd argue it deserves a lot more love thanks to its gorgeous period setting, its elegant ghost story and Hall's wonderful lead turn - all of which make the movie perfect pre-Halloween viewing.

The Awakening is airing on TV tonight on BBC Two (except Wales) at 11.05pm.

It is also available to stream right now on Prime Video.

Here are the other films airing on TV tonight:

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation - E4 - 9pm

The fun fifth entry in the Tom Cruise action spy franchise.

The Blues Brothers - ITV4 - 9pm

This cult musical action-comedy centres on a man just released from prison (John Belushi) who puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and his brother (Dan Aykroyd) were raised.

Honest Thief - Film4 - 9pm

Liam Neeson is an honest thief.

The Sixth Sense - MTV - 10pm

'I see dead people.'

Stake Land - Legend Xtra - 11pm

This solid indie horror takes place in a world of vampires and follows an expert vampire hunter and his young protégé as they travel toward sanctuary.

Fight Club - Film4 - 11.05pm

We cannot talk about this.

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