British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Tuesday 18th October 2016

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 7:20am
15 min
Little Roy. Copyright: JAM Media

Little Roy

Series 1, Episode 7 - Mega Sucker

Bill is in charge while Maura is away and the place is a mess. They have until lunchtime to get the house back in order!

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Rebecca Front

Incredible Women

Series 5, Episode 2 - Bella Hayman

Jeremy Front spends 24 hours with the enfant terrible of British Theatre, Bella Hayman, and sits in on one of her secret rehearsals, where Maureen Lipman has to pretend to be a pig.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Series 11, Episode 3 - Generation Why Bother

A chance meeting leads Ed to believe he may be owed a small fortune by the HMRC.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 6:45pm
15 min
Danger Mouse. Copyright: FremantleMedia

Danger Mouse

Series 1, Episode 48 - High School Inedible

DM and Penfold go back to school to thwart the plans of an evil food scientist and his killer hot dogs.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7:20pm (repeat)
Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason). Copyright: BBC

Only Fools And Horses

Series 7, Episode 1 - The Sky's The Limit

Rodney's marriage problems have made him seek solace from drink but, although he offers help, Del is too busy himself to offer any practical help

Radio 4 7:45pm (repeat)
Rebecca Front

Incredible Women

Series 5, Episode 2 - Bella Hayman

Jeremy Front spends 24 hours with the enfant terrible of British Theatre, Bella Hayman, and sits in on one of her secret rehearsals, where Maureen Lipman has to pretend to be a pig.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 8pm
60 min
Duck Quacks Don't Echo. Lee Mack. Copyright: Magnum Media

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Series 5, Highlights Special - Best Of

A look back at the best moments of the series, featuring Paul Hollywood, Johnny Vegas, Danny Dyer and inimitable host Lee Mack.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 8:40pm (repeat)
Porridge. Image shows from L to R: Mr. Mackay (Fulton Mackay), Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Godber (Richard Beckinsale). Copyright: BBC

Porridge

Series 3, Episode 4 - Pardon Me

Blanco's parole hearing is imminent and it looks like he will be successful, but he's not happy. Convicted of killing his wife, he's always denied he committed the crime. Why should he accept the parole board's decision that he's done his time and paid his penance when he's innocent?

U&Dave channel logo 9pm
60 min version (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Susan Calman, Stephen Fry, Aisling Bea, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series M, Episode 5 - Maths

With Aisling Bea, Sandi Toksvig and Susan Calman.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 9pm
60 min
Mount Pleasant. Image shows from L to R: Lisa Johnson (Sally Lindsay), Dan Johnson (Daniel Ryan), Barry Harris (Bobby Ball), Nana (Ellen Thomas). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Mount Pleasant

Series 6, Episode 8

Pauline attends church with Barry and Nana but, before they leave, Lisa asks them to hand out a pile of 'save the park' leaflets. Barry opts to put them on car windscreens and inadvertently leaves one on the car of the very man they're protesting against: Adam Wyatt. Meanwhile, Nana is chatted up, Bradley pays Denty a visit and Lisa hosts a dinner party. But it is quickly interrupted by an unexpected guest...

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:20pm (repeat)
Open All Hours. Image shows from L to R: Nurse Gladys Emmanuel (Lynda Baron), Granville (David Jason), Albert Arkwright (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC

Open All Hours

Series 2, Episode 1 - Laundry Blues

Nurse Gladys Emmanuel tells Arkwright that he must buy a new washing machine, he is forced to come up with an ingenious plan to keep her happy and his savings undisturbed.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10pm (repeat)
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Dermot Brown (Paddy Houlihan), Rory Brown (Rory Cowan), Winnie McGoogan (Eilish O'Carroll), Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Cathy Brown (Jennifer Gibney), Buster Brady (Danny O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Series 1, Episode 3 - Mammy's Merchandise

Dermot wants to ask his childhood friend, Buster, to be best man at his wedding - now just weeks away - but Agnes has set her heart on Mark, her eldest son, filling the position.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
60 min
Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Al Murray, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television

Taskmaster

Series 3, Episode 3 - Little Polythene Grief Cave

As the series reaches its midway point, Greg Davies's onslaught of tasks don't get any easier. When Al Murray is confronted with an eggcup he goes to extreme lengths to maximise his point potential and Sara Pascoe takes a simple loaf of bread, a few balloons and swiftly becomes one of the greatest sporting minds of our time.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
30 min
Damned. Image shows from L to R: Rose Denby (Jo Brand), Natalie Moore (Isy Suttie), Nitin (Himesh Patel), Martin Bickerstaff (Kevin Eldon), Denise Donnelly (Georgie Glen), Al Kavanagh (Alan Davies). Copyright: What Larks Productions

Damned

Series 1, Episode 4

Rose's mum has dementia. There's no way of looking after her unless Rose can pass her off as work experience and craftily get her assessed by the Elderly Care team upstairs.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 10pm (repeat)
A League Of Their Own. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Flintoff, Niall Horan, Jack Whitehall, James Corden, Kirsty Gallacher, Nick Grimshaw, Jamie Redknapp. Copyright: CPL Productions

A League Of Their Own

Series 11, Episode 4

James Corden, Freddie Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp are joined by Nick Grimshaw, Niall Horan and Kirsty Gallacher for more sports trivia fun.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10:40pm (repeat)
Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason). Copyright: BBC

Only Fools And Horses

Series 7, Episode 3 - Stage Fright

Raquel makes a return visit to cabaret singing when Del gets her a chance booking. But her singing partner has a limited repertoire and Del is soon to find out why!...

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
Zapped. Brian (James Buckley)

Zapped

Series 1, Episode 1 - Mr Weaver

Brian is accidentally transported to Munty by a magical amulet, but before he can use it to get home, it falls into the hands of a criminal mastermind.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
Life: An Idiot's Guide. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

Life: An Idiot's Guide

Series 3, Episode 5 - Penny Pinching And Austerity

Stephen K Amos and his comedy friends compile a guide to life. Stephen is joined by comedians Suzi Ruffell, Tom Rhodes and Andy Zaltzman to present a guide to penny pinching and austerity.

U&Dave channel logo 11:40pm (repeat)
Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Russell Howard, Dara O Briain, Hugh Dennis, Andy Parsons. Copyright: Angst Productions

Mock The Week

Series 9, Episode 9

Kevin Bridges, Milton Jones, Russell Kane and Patrick Kielty join Hugh, Andy and Dara.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:45pm (repeat)
Peep Show. Image shows from L to R: Jeremy Usbourne (Robert Webb), Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell). Copyright: Objective Productions

Peep Show

Series 6, Episode 3 - Jeremy In Love

Jeremy realises that he's in love with Elena and decides to be generally less selfish to win her affection. He also thinks it might be a good idea to tell her he loves her, but Mark isn't so sure...

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