Jonathan Wright

Joyce is set to retire but unfortunately Alan insists on throwing the party at home rather than a hotel, leaving Joyce to worry about the catering, the carpets and the correct scheduling of her "surprise tribute video". A well-crafted comedy that delivers good lines - an exasperated Joyce on new neighbour Sara's sprogs: "I've never seen more badly behaved, obnoxious children in my entire life, and I've been to France!" - yet still hasn't quite caught fire.

Richard Pinto's sixtysomething sitcom continues, with the gang heading to a gastropub for Carol and Trevor's 40th wedding anniversary. Naturally, things don't go smoothly, as Carol considers a big life change. A comedy with some good lines (hangdog Alan reflects on meeting up with the same bunch of people yet again: "These people are friends, we shouldn't have to see them") but which somehow lacks warmth. Worth persevering with, even if this episode doesn't, as Ab Fab did so splendidly, make enough of June Whitfield's comic timing.

The rehabilitation of an old-school comic continues. Having won Celebrity Big Brother, Jim Davidson gets the chance to discuss his life and career. Expect highs (his time hosting Big Break and The Generation Game), lows (his arrest as part of Operation Yewtree - he faced no charges) and, at a guess, not much in between because that would be boring. And at least Jim Davidson's not boring, which the oh-so-cheeky-chappy title here appears to suggest we should take as a recommendation. Hmmm.

The sitcom, which ran from 1989 to 1998, gets a reboot for the 21st century. So what's changed in the intervening decade and a half? Very little in terms of the dynamic between Sharon, Tracey and Dorien, even if the last has become a bestselling novelist under her "porn name", Foxy Cohen, and Sharon's back living in a council flat. Still, a few contrivances later, and the trio are reunited in Tracey's suddenly crowded Chigwell home. The Only Way Is Essex? Sadly not on this evidence.

The will-they-won't-they romance between Doc and Louisa gives way to the sound of wedding bells as the comedy-drama returns. Naturally, the village turns out in force for the event, whether invited or not, and soon the couple are being whisked away for a surprise honeymoon. Which is when everything goes wrong, both for the newlyweds and for Ruth, who volunteers to look after baby James Henry. An idealised view of Cornish rural life? Of course, but well-crafted and witty, too.

Once upon a time, Ben Elton wrote sharp, funny comedy that aimed for a mass audience yet didn't seem to care too much if it was too close to the knuckle for the great British public. But that was a while back. Now, sadly, the health-and-safety-culture-spoofing The Wright Way, which this week finds Gerald trying to prove that playing conkers is dangerous, merely seems rather dated. Quite remarkably, it also proves that, yes, you can try to squeeze too many cock and humping jokes into 30 minutes.

Six episodes in and Bluestone 42 seems to have settled down rather too quickly, which is another way of saying its humour isn't close enough to the bone. Still, it's often funny, which is more than many sitcoms manage, let alone those set in a war zone. In tonight's episode, the troops prepare for a mini-shindig ("mindig"), a cue for "the dance party that dare not speak it name", as Nick forces Simon to help him learn to tango. Elsewhere, Bird is attracted to Veterinary Corps worker Parikh.

During the pitching process for this new comedy you'd guess the words "a 21st-century M*A*S*H" were uttered. Without overstating the comparisons it's not a bad description, because Bluestone 42 is a series that similarly deals in gallows humour as it follows the travails of a British bomb disposal team in Afghanistan. This first episode is largely an exercise in getting to know the characters, especially IED expert Nick (Oliver Chris) and the unit's new padre, Mary (Kelly Adams). Expect explosions, swearing and death.

Final episode in the second series. Valco is about to celebrate its millionth customer and the store is decked out accordingly. Gavin is being unbearably cheerful as usual while his staff struggle to muster any enthusiasm at all. Julie is thrilled to receive a dinner invitation, Andy gets ready to say farewell to the meat counter for good, and Leyton spends the episode dressed as a giant tick. It's unquestionably sweet, but the gags seemed to desert it this series. There's only so much heart-warming eye-rolling a person can take.

Despite a few moments when the comic timing isn't quite there as the cast beds in, standup Jason Cook's new sitcom, a kind of Tyne and Wear Royle Family, looks like a winner. The setup is that Jack (Chris Ramsey), now living in glitzy Manchester, visits his working-class folk with a middle-class, Jewish bride, Sarah (Kimberley Nixon), in tow. Trouble is, nobody else knows they're hitched. You know you're in safe hands from the moment mum Pauline (Gina McKee), wanting Sarah to feel at home, makes "bagels" by taking an apple corer to some bread rolls.