British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 31st January 1997

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:30pm
30 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

Holding The Baby

Series 1, Episode 2

Comedy series following Gordon Muir, a middle-aged man left alone to raise his baby after his wife runs off with a 21-year old.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 8:30pm
30 min
Captain Butler. Captain Butler (Craig Charles). Copyright: Essential Film And Television Productions

Captain Butler

Episode 5 - Kidnapped

The crew threaten mutiny if Butler doesn't start some real pirating but his salvation comes in the unlikely form of sweet innocent Lucy

BBC Two 9pm
30 min
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Cat (Danny John-Jules). Copyright: BBC

Red Dwarf

Series VII, Episode 3 - Ouroboros

When two Red Dwarf realities collide, the Dwarfers encounter a alternate universe with a Cat, Kryten and a hologramatic version of Lister.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
30 min
Dressing For Breakfast. Louise (Beatie Edney)

Dressing For Breakfast

Series 2, Episode 4

Louise and Carla decide to fix Liz up with a blind date. What could possibly go wrong?

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Radio 4 11pm
25 min
Radio 4

Week Ending

Series 81, Episode 4

A satirical sketch show that started many comedy careers and ran for more than 1,100 episodes, for nearly 30 years.

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