British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 5th December 1996

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Rebecca Front

Hair In The Gate

Series 3, Episode 4

Comedy series set in the world of arts broadcasting.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
2point4 Children. Image shows from L to R: Bill (Belinda Lang), David (John Pickard), Ben (Gary Olsen), Jenny (Clare Buckfield). Copyright: BBC

2point4 Children

Series 6, Episode 4 - The Trouble With Harry

Ben, Jen and David are set on getting a dog. Bill sets the trio a challenge: if they can 'take care' of an imaginary dog for a fortnight, she'll consider allowing them to get a real one...

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:30pm
30 min
Is It Legal?. Image shows from L to R: Alison (Kate Isitt), Bob Birch (Patrick Barlow), Stella Phelps (Imelda Staunton), Darren (Matthew Ashforde), Colin Lotus (Richard Lumsden). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd

Is It Legal?

Series 2, Episode 7 - Indecision

The last of the series has all the hallmarks of an 'LA Law' episode, including takeover bids, scandalous office love scenes, moral dilemmas and dramatic cliffhangers - all set against the glamorous backdrop of Hounslow.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
32 min
The Thin Blue Line. Image shows from L to R: D.I. Grim (David Haig), P.C. Habib (Mina Anwar), Inspector Fowler (Rowan Atkinson), P.C. Goody (James Dreyfus), D.C. Boyle (Mark Addy), Sergeant Dawkins (Serena Evans), P.C. Gladstone (Rudolph Walker). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

The Thin Blue Line

Series 2, Episode 4 - Alternative Culture

The station is rife with tension when the ladies are forced to share the mens' locker rooms, with no funds available to fix a problem in theirs. Meanwhile, Grim is organising a major drugs raid, Boyle a drinking evening, and Habib's looking after her younger sister.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Henry Goodman

Beaumarchais

Episode 5 - Droit d'Auteur

One tap of the censor's gavel and The Marriage of Figaro would disappear forever. It's time to hold a party...

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