British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Wednesday 4th February 2009

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 4:35pm
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Series 8, Short Insert - Blue Peter Special

Short special for childrens' magazine programme Blue Peter.

Channel 5 logo 9pm
60 min
Minder. Image shows from L to R: Arthur Daley (George Cole), Terry (Dennis Waterman)

Minder

Series 11, Episode 1 - Better The Devil You Know

Archie Daley, nephew of the legendary Arthur Daley, enlists the help of taxi driver Jamie to settle his debt to a pair of menacing property developers. But Jamie is unhappy to learn that Archie's job involves forcing a woman and her son to leave their home.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm (repeat)
Ladies Of Letters. Image shows from L to R: Vera Small (Anne Reid), Irene Spencer (Maureen Lipman). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Ladies Of Letters

Series 1, Episode 1

After Irene's daughter gets married, she receives a thank you note from Vera, with whom she socialised at the occasion. Touched by the gesture, Irene responds to Vera's note, and so begins a correspondence in which the ladies discourse upon all manner of events in their lives.

Channel 5 logo 9pm
Channel 5 logo

Minder

The famous drama - some would say 'comedy drama', hence why we are mentioning this here - is re-born tonight. Archie Daley (Shane Richie), nephew of the legendary Arthur Daley, enlists the help of taxi driver Jamie (Lex Shrapnel) to settle his debt to a pair of menacing property developers. But Jamie is unhappy to learn that Archie's job involves forcing a woman and her son to leave their home.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 9:30pm (repeat)
Rising Damp. Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: Yorkshire Television

Rising Damp

Pilot, Episode 1 - The New Tenant

A run-down boarding house in an unnamed northern English town is home to Miss Ruth Jones, an administrator at the local university; a medical student, Alan; the grubby, unfriendly landlord Rupert Rigsby, and his cat, Vienna. When a room in the house becomes vacant Miss Jones suggests that she knows a suitable candidate.

BBC Two 10pm (repeat)
QI. Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series F, Episode 6 - Fakes And Frauds

With Jimmy Carr, Marcus Brigstocke and Sean Lock.

BBC Three 10:35pm (repeat)
Little Britain. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas, The Prime Minister (Anthony Head)

Little Britain

Episode 2. Matt Lucas and David Walliams take their comic creations to the US.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm (repeat)
Shameless. Frank Gallagher (David Threlfall). Copyright: Company Pictures

Shameless

Series 6, Episode 2

With the launch night of the newly redecorated Jockey looming, Jamie and Karen are feeling the pressure in their relationship.

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