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Ben Kingsley stars in a repeat of the acclaimed “Masterpiece Theatre” presentation of George Eliot’s classic novel Silas Marner (Sunday at 8 a.m. on A&E;).

Billy Dee Williams and James Caan star in the Emmy Award-winning 1971 TV-movie Brian’s Song (Sunday at 10 a.m. on A&E;) which chronicles the real-life friendship of Chicago Bears running backs Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer.

Judy Garland performs songs from famous Hollywood musicals in the 1964 special Judy Garland in Concert: Music From the Movies (Sunday at 9 p.m. on the Disney Channel)

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Kurt Russell and Gary Collins star in a Police Story (Monday at 9 a.m. on A&E;) about a young recruit from a rural area who struggles to pass the tough Police Academy course.

Martin Sheen guests on Columbo (Monday at 12:30 p.m. on A&E;) in a thriller about a cosmetics manufacturer suspected of murdering the employee who has stolen the formula for a wrinkle-removing cream.

Ned Beatty (“Homicide”) guests on a two-part The Rockford Files (Tuesday at 3 p.m. on A&E;) in which the private investigator becomes involved in a plot to manipulate the stock market.

TBS presents three, two-part episodes of the long-running Andy Griffith series Matlock (Saturday at 9:05 a.m.).

In honor of Black History Month, the Family Channel repeats the landmark 1977 miniseries Roots (Saturday at 2 p.m. and next Sunday at 1 p.m.). Based on Alex Haley’s best-seller, the sweeping drama depicts the author’s search for his ancestral lineage. LeVar Burton, Ed Asner, Ben Vereen and Louis Gossett Jr. are among the stars.

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