British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Thursday 20th October 1988

BBC Two 8:30pm
30 min
The River. Davey (David Essex). Copyright: BBC

The River

Episode 1

Chumley-on-the- Water, complete with eccentric inhabitants, is Davey Jackson 's ideal place in the scheme of things - that is, until the arrival of Sarah MacDonald.

BBC Two 9pm
30 min
Alexei Sayle's Stuff. Credit: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Stuff

Series 1, Episode 2 - From Avogadro To Ava Gardner

Anarchic and often satirical sketch show starring then-Marxist stand-up comedian Alexei Sayle.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
30 min
The Lenny Henry Show. Image shows from L to R: Winston (Vas Blackwood), Delbert Wilkins (Lenny Henry). Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Series 2, Episode 5 - The Crucial Health

"Just because I'm laid up in hospital doesn't mean that Delbert Wilkins is out of action, right? I'm officially 'crucial' not 'critical'! Besides, this way everyone comes to see me - even Constable Lillie. Yes, Delbert Wilkins is wearing an 'I Heart Hospitals' t-shirt, because he feels he can really operate in them!"

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