TV schedule for 18th July 2014 - British Comedy Guide

6:20pm (repeat)

Last Of The Summer Wine

Series 18, Episode 2 - A Clean Sweep

Foggy decides to keep alive the tradition of having a "lucky" sweep at weddings.

7pm (repeat)

Only Fools And Horses

Miami Twice, Christmas Special - Oh To Be In England

Del and Rodney arrive in Miami and things start to go wrong immediately. Nothing too dramatic, though, until Del is mistaken for a local mafia godfather and his henchmen want him as a decoy!

7pm
60 min version (repeat)

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series K, Episode 4 - Knits & Knots

With Sue Perkins, Ross Noble and David Mitchell.

8pm
60 min version (repeat)

Have I Got News For You

Series 46, Episode 6

Alexander Armstrong hosts the news quiz, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, and guest panellists Godfrey Bloom and Victoria Coren Mitchell.

9pm (repeat)

dinnerladies. Image shows from L to R: Jean (Anne Reid), Stan (Duncan Preston), Brenda (Victoria Wood), Twinkle (Maxine Peake), Dolly (Thelma Barlow), Tony (Andrew Dunn), Anita (Shobna Gulati). Copyright: Good Fun / Pozzitive Productions

The toaster breaks down, but the company refuses to pay for a new one; Bren fails to make it to the TV studio in time to play for the final £10,000 prize; and Petula's time on this earth does indeed finally come to an end. Unfortunately, there's still more upsetting news in store for the canteen staff.

9pm
60 min version (repeat)

QI

Series K, Episode 5 - Kings

With Bill Bailey, Jeremy Clarkson and Jimmy Carr.

9pm (repeat)

Doc Martin

Series 6, Episode 2 - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

Martin and Louisa invite the chairman of her school's board of governors for dinner, but the evening ends in disaster.

9pm
60 min

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Series 3 (Channel 4: Series 4), Episode 7

Jimmy Carr hosts the final show in the current series. Bob Mortimer and Richard Osman are the guests, with Matthew Crosby in Dictionary Corner.

9:40pm (repeat)

Absolutely Fabulous

Series 3, Episode 6 - The End

Eddy's taken up residence in a new age commune, and with Patsy now in New York and Saffy away at uni, Mother squats in the otherwise empty house, going on a shopping TV spree. But Edina's soon bored of her lifestyle, and Patsy's not having as much fun as she hoped - could a reunion be on the cards?

9:45pm
45 min version (repeat)

QI

Series K, Episode 11 - Kinky

With Janet Street-Porter, Sandi Toksvig and Johnny Vegas.

10pm (repeat)

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Series 8, Episode 7 - Best Of British Special

Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock, Jason Manford, Patrick Kielty, Rhod Gilbert, Shappi Khorsandi and Kevin Bridges talk about all things British.

10pm (repeat)

Russell Howard's Good News

Topical stand-up comedy and chat show hosted by Russell Howard.

10pm
30 min

Friday Night Dinner

Series 3, Episode 5 - The Piano

Dad's bought a piano, and the world's most sarcastic piano tuner comes round to tune it. Meanwhile, the family spot Aunty Val having an affair. What should they do?

10pm (repeat)

A League Of Their Own

Series 7, Episode 2

Three members of One Direction and Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox are the guests joining James Corden, Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff and Jack Whitehall.

10:20pm (repeat)

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Series 3, Episode 6 - Decoy

After a particularly successful audition for the part of Billy the bell-boy in Crossroads, Tom is on a high. Linda's cheered too, when Suze arrives in tears proclaiming that Jez is going to leave her. After a little ploy of Beryl's concoction, are the residents of No. 69 to go their separate ways?

10:30pm (repeat)