British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Thursday 7th January 1993

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 4:30pm
30 min
Maid Marian And Her Merry Men. Image shows from L to R: Maid Marian (Kate Lonergan), The Sheriff of Nottingham (Tony Robinson), Robin (Adam Morris). Copyright: BBC

Maid Marian And Her Merry Men

Series 3, Episode 1 - The Big Baby

When the King demands a surprise present and adulation from his people, the Sheriff invents the holiday of Bloopy and invites King John to be Father Bloopy - who receives rather than gives gifts!

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
The Brittas Empire. Gordon Brittas (Chris Barrie). Copyright: BBC

The Brittas Empire

Series 3, Episode 1 - The Trial

Brittas stands accused of murdering several men. The evidence against him seems overwhelming. But could it be that he is, in fact, an unwitting hero?

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:30pm
60 min
Minder. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Daley (George Cole), Terry (Dennis Waterman)

Minder

Series 9, Episode 1 - I'll Never Forget Whats'ername

Long-running comedy drama about the London criminal underworld, focusing on dodgy entrepreneur Arthur Daley and his 'minder', Terry.

BBC Two 9pm
30 min
Joking Apart. Image shows from L to R: Mark Taylor (Robert Bathurst), Becky Johnson (Fiona Gillies). Copyright: BBC

Joking Apart

Series 1, Episode 1

Mark Taylor's wife has left him. She said he didn't pay her enough attention. At least, he thinks it was her.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9:30pm
30 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

Dave Allen

Episode 1

Comedy series with Irish sit-down star Dave Allen.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
30 min
Drop The Dead Donkey. Image shows from L to R: Henry Davenport (David Swift), George Dent (Jeff Rawle), Helen Cooper (Ingrid Lacey), Sally Smedley (Victoria Wicks), Damien Day (Stephen Tompkinson), Gus Hedges (Robert Duncan), Joy Merryweather (Susannah Doyle). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Drop The Dead Donkey

Series 3, Episode 1 - In Place of Alex

Sitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.

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