British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Wednesday 4th March 2009

BBC Three 8pm (repeat)
Wallace And Gromit's Cracking Contraptions. Copyright: Aardman Animations / BBC

Wallace And Gromit's Cracking Contraptions

A compliation of shorts featuring some of Wallace and Gromit's more unusual range of inventions.

BBC Three 8:15pm (repeat)
A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit. Credit: BBC, Channel 4 Television Corporation, Aardman Animations

A Grand Day Out With Wallace And Gromit

The first original outing of the world's favourite plasticine duo. Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, so they decide to spend their bank holiday collecting cheese on the Moon.

BBC Three 8:40pm (repeat)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit. Copyright: Aardman Animations

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit

Wallace and Gromit discover that their new pest control business is in high demand when a monstrous rabbit strikes.

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

Minder

Series 11, Episode 5 - Thank Your Lucky Stars

Archie risks the wrath of an old business associate when he loses the man's car in a poker game. He enlists the help of poker expert Jamie to win the car back, but the pair find the stakes are uncomfortably high.

BBC Two Scotland 10pm
30 min
One Star. Copyright: Tern TV Productions

One Star

Animated sitcom pilot about the worst bed and breakfast in space.

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

QI

Series F, Episode 10 - Flora And Fauna

With John Sergeant, Jimmy Carr and Jo Brand.

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

Little Britain

Little Britain USA. Vicky Pollard is in hospital after a serious accident, and foul-mouthed child Ellie-Grace being accompanied to her first sleepover by her worried mother.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
30 min
Celebrity Juice. Image shows from L to R: Holly Willoughby, Rufus Hound, Leigh Francis, Fearne Cotton

Celebrity Juice

Series 2, Episode 2

With Fearne away climbing Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief, celebrity royalty Peaches Geldof fills in as a special guest captain. Also joining the teams are Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills, current King of the Jungle Joe Swash and comedian Rob Deering.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10:30pm
30 min
FM. Image shows from L to R: Dom Cox (Kevin Bishop), Jane Edwards (Nina Sosanya), Lindsay Carol (Chris O'Dowd). Copyright: Granada Productions

FM

Episode 2 - System Addict

The group try to stick to some new resolutions: Dom gives up booze, Jane gives up cigarettes, and Lindsay gives up giving up on girls. Featuring a performance by the Wombats, and a guest appearance by Toyah Willcox.

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

Shameless

Series 6, Episode 6

Paddy wakes up disorientated, chained to a bed in a strange room, unable to remember where he is or how he got there. When Maureen comes in things seem a little clearer.

BBC Three 11:45pm (repeat)
LifeSpam: My Child Is French. Image shows from L to R: Alice Lowe, Man With 1000 Wives (Simon Farnaby). Copyright: Arbie

LifeSpam: My Child Is French

A comedy pilot by Alice Lowe which spoofs shocking true life documentaries.

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