Television
TV schedule Monday 23rd November 2015
6am
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George & Mildred
Series 2, Episode 5 - The Right Way To TravelMildred's desperate for a holiday, and has heard of a nice, cheap package tour to Majorca available. The only catch? It's for members of the Conservative Party...
6:15am
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Tommy Cooper
Episode 7Tommy Cooper presents his own show, with sketches and special guests. This week, he is assisted by Vincent Price.
7:25am
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'Allo 'Allo!
Series 8, Episode 1 - Arousing SuspicionsWhen Michelle devises plans for a radio station, getting the necessary equipment is only the beginning of the problem - particularly when key components end up in the chateau.
7:40am
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Minder
Series 1, Episode 10 - The Dessert SongTerry and Arthur are trying to peddle pickled walnuts when they encounter Charlie, a Greek Cypriot with revenge on his mind, and become involved in the battle for a Greek restaurant.
8am
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Desmond's
Series 1, Episode 6 - Sad NewsDesmond and Porkpie learn that Sweetsticks, a friend who came to England with them, has died.
8am
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Monarch Of The Glen
Series 4, Episode 1Comedy drama set in the Scottish Highlands, based on the comic novels of Compton Mackenzie.
8am
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'Allo 'Allo!
Series 8, Episode 2 - A Woman Never LiesFollowing the commotion at the chateau, the resistance are blackmailing Helga, Gruber and the Colonel with evidence of the Fallen Madonna. The only chance they have of raising the 10 million franc ransom is to hold-up the garrison pay truck! Meanwhile, Michelle's radio station is beginning to take shape.
8:10am
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8:20am
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Wussywat The Clumsy Cat
Episode 24 - GentleWussywat discovers a cocoon and then a newly hatched butterfly and learns the best way to be gentle is to "not touch at all".
8:25am
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Timmy Time
Spin-off from Shaun The Sheep for the CBeebies channel, featuring Timmy the baby lamb and his friends.
8:40am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
A selection of three episodes from Britain's longest-running sitcom.
10am
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Desmond's
Series 2, Episode 4 - VeronicaSean manages to set himself up for a dinner date with a gorgeous older woman; they've not got quite the same view on the evening however, and Lee soon makes his influence unwillingly felt.
10:30am
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Desmond's
Series 2, Episode 5 - A Microwave, Five Men And A NappyWith Gloria and Shirley away for the night, Porkpie, Desmond, Michael, Matthew and Tony are left alone to cause trouble - and they soon find themselves looking after a white baby!
11am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 27 - Big TVWhen the television blows up during Mr Bean and Irma's squabble over what to watch, Mr Bean invents his own ingenious form of home entertainment.
11:15am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 28 - Keyboard CapersDetermined to finish Beethoven's symphony, Mr Bean wangles himself a grand piano, a music book, a candelabra - and a very patient piano teacher. Liberace, eat your heart out!
11:40am
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My Family
Series 11, Episode 6 - Relationship HappensBen and Susan go off to a couples' retreat for a weekend - at which they prove to be less than ideal guests - leaving Janey and Michael vying for the affections of Michael's new boyfriend. But the triangle proves to be more Bermuda than eternal.
12:20pm
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The Green Green Grass
Series 3, Episode 3 - If You Go Down To The WoodsMarlene is distraught when Earl the dog and Tyler both go missing. Boycie, Bryan and Jed form a search party, but entering the haunted woods with night drawing in soon confounds the rescuers.
12:55pm
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Minder
Series 1, Episode 11 - You Gotta Have FriendsTerry finds himself in the cells when he helps a friend of Arthur's who is wanted for attempted murder.
1pm
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Goodnight Sweetheart
Series 5, Episode 1 - A Room With A ViewA wartime bomb blows Gary back into the present, but what is worse is that his son, Michael, is transported too. Is Michael another time-traveller? And how is Gary going to explain him to Yvonne?
1pm
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The Green Green Grass
Series 3, Episode 4 - Sweet SorrowThe pair are flushed with pride as they dream of their son's golden future, but when Tyler's exam results let him down, it is the staff who provide the key to his career and get him motivated.
1:40pm
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Steptoe And Son
Series 6, Episode 5 - Without PrejudiceAlbert Steptoe and his son Harold run a rag and bone business. Harold wants to move on in the world and leave home but his plans are always thwarted.
1:40pm
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The Brittas Empire
Despite his ambition and good intentions, everything seems to go wrong at Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre when manager Gordon Brittas is around.
2pm
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The Love Lottery
After a Hollywood star is duped by a gambling syndicate, he's forced to offer himself as first prize in an international lottery.
2:20pm
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 5, Episode 2 - BangIt's an explosive time in Chigwell, with upheavals for Sharon, Tracey and Dorien.
2:20pm
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Going Straight
Episode 6 - Going Off The RailsIngrid's wedding is almost here and everyone other than Fletcher is contributing. Damaged pride leads to bad decisions and the temptation of a big job. As best man and father of the bride he needs to get to the wedding on time, but only his conscience stands between him and complete disaster.
2:30pm
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Desmond's
Series 6, Episode 12 - Sign Of The TimesDesmond has ordered a neon sign for the shop and Lee has got it for him at a bargain price.
2:45pm
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2:55pm
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Shaun The Sheep
Series 3, Episode 11 - Film NightBitzer discovers Shaun watching old home movies in the barn. He joins him to share some fond memories of life on the farm. However, they don't like everything they see. Things get heated as the pair try to outdo each other by showing embarrassing clips from each other's past. Is this the end of a beautiful friendship?
3pm
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Monarch Of The Glen
Series 4, Episode 1Comedy drama set in the Scottish Highlands, based on the comic novels of Compton Mackenzie.
3pm
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'Allo 'Allo!
Series 8, Christmas Special - A Bun In The OvenIt is September 13th, 1943; almost 2 years since we last saw René, who is finally - at long, long last - rid of the English airmen. His troubles are far from over, however, as Yvette announces her pregnancy. Meanwhile at the chateau, Gruber and the Colonel are growing increasingly worried at the progress of the war.
3pm
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 25 - Opera BeanMr Bean's car has broken down and he is late meeting Irma at the opera. Bean finally arrives, but is refused entry because of his filthy attire. Forced to borrow some clothes from the local launderette, Bean is mistaken for the star of the show, and ends up on the stage giving the operatic performance of a lifetime!
3pm
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Shaun The Sheep
Series 3, Episode 12 - FossilsBitzer has a map and a nose for hidden treasure - especially when it's a bone. This time he has unearthed more than he can chew. Shaun and the Flock get stuck in to help discover what he has found. It's beyond everyone's wildest dreams.
3:15pm
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 26 - Taxi BeanMr Bean takes a taxi to his local toy shop, but a dodgy cabbie thinks he can take Bean for a ride. After a mix-up Mr Bean finds himself driving the taxi.
3:20pm
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 12 - Big PenfoldThe world is in jeopardy and the only thing that can save it is a 1,000ft Penfold.
3:50pm
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Sailors Three
In the depths of the Second World War, three friends from HMS Ferocious find themselves stuck on board a German destroyer.
3:55pm
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Boj
Episode 43 - Happy HarvestersBoj's buddies are off to Mr Cloppity's allotment to harvest their vegetables. When they discover a cheeky slug has eaten them, Boj finds something else for his buddies to harvest!
4pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
A selection of three episodes from Britain's longest-running sitcom.
4:10pm
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Doctor At Large
Episode 20 - Operation LoftusProfessor Loftus returns to St. Swithin's at the same time as Upton, and is appalled at the way in which the hospital is being run.
4:45pm
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On The Buses
Series 3, Episode 12 - The SqueezeMoney is tight at home, so both Arthur and Stan investigate ways of increasing their income. Arthur's been repairing his motorbike and the pair wonder if there's someone out there gullible enough to buy it.
5:15pm
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George & Mildred
Series 2, Episode 6 - The Dorothy LettersWhen Mildred discovers a batch of love letters wrapped up in George's belongings, addressed to a 'Dorothy' and the most recent only four months old, she's naturally somewhat worried.
5:20pm
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Gigglebiz
Series 3, Episode 1Captain Adorable has no idea how his spaceship works, intrepid but accident-prone location reporter Gail Force has some flower-related problems at the village fete and the infuriating and constantly-singing minstrel Will Singalot causes problems for Robin Hood's plans to woo Maid Marion by singing all about Robin's stinky feet.
6pm
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Steptoe And Son
Series 6, Episode 5 - Without PrejudiceAlbert Steptoe and his son Harold run a rag and bone business. Harold wants to move on in the world and leave home but his plans are always thwarted.
6pm
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My Family
Series 11, Episode 6 - Relationship HappensBen and Susan go off to a couples' retreat for a weekend - at which they prove to be less than ideal guests - leaving Janey and Michael vying for the affections of Michael's new boyfriend. But the triangle proves to be more Bermuda than eternal.
6:25pm
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Shaun The Sheep
Series 3, Episode 6 - The FugitiveShaun is in serious trouble when the Farmer discovers he's the cake thief that has sabotaged his baked goods. When another Farmer arrives and begins negotiations with the Farmer, Shaun fears the worst. Is this the end of our hero's time on Mossybottom Farm?
6:40pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 27, Episode 8 - Oh Look! Mitzi's Found Her MummyA ferocious dog won't let Truly, Billy and Alvin enter Clegg's house.
6:40pm
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The Green Green Grass
Series 3, Episode 3 - If You Go Down To The WoodsMarlene is distraught when Earl the dog and Tyler both go missing. Boycie, Bryan and Jed form a search party, but entering the haunted woods with night drawing in soon confounds the rescuers.
7pm
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Blackadder
A selection of three episodes from the comic historical saga.
7:20pm
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Goodnight Sweetheart
Series 5, Episode 1 - A Room With A ViewA wartime bomb blows Gary back into the present, but what is worse is that his son, Michael, is transported too. Is Michael another time-traveller? And how is Gary going to explain him to Yvonne?
7:20pm
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The Green Green Grass
Series 3, Episode 4 - Sweet SorrowThe pair are flushed with pride as they dream of their son's golden future, but when Tyler's exam results let him down, it is the staff who provide the key to his career and get him motivated.
8pm
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Desmond's
Series 2, Episode 5 - A Microwave, Five Men And A NappyWith Gloria and Shirley away for the night, Porkpie, Desmond, Michael, Matthew and Tony are left alone to cause trouble - and they soon find themselves looking after a white baby!
8pm
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The Vicar Of Dibley
2004/2005 Specials, Christmas Special - Merry ChristmasIt's been 10 years since Geraldine arrived in Dibley, and the villagers set out to celebrate in ways that only they could dream of. A lingerie model, chocolate fountain, copious amounts of wine and the Archbishop of Canterbury make this a Christmas to remember!
8pm
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Doc Martin
Series 4, Episode 6 - Midwife CrisisMartin meets Portwenn's new midwife, Molly, who will be looking after Louisa. Martin is dismissive of her profession, and the two of them do not hit it off.
8pm
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Desmond's
Series 6, Episode 12 - Sign Of The TimesDesmond has ordered a neon sign for the shop and Lee has got it for him at a bargain price.
8:30pm
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Desmond's
Series 2, Episode 6 - ReunionMichael fulfills a long-standing commitment to meet up with some old university friends, but fails to measure up to the high standards he once set himself.
9pm
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Green Wing
Series 1, Episode 7 - Tangled WebsNow dumped by Joanna, Alan tries to find something else to take his mind off things, so he tries religion, under the guidance of the rather attractive hospital chaplin. Martin gets his exams results back but is too nervous to read them, and Guy prepares for his World Guyball Championship semi-final.
9pm
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Mr. Sloane
Episode 4Jeremy breaks out of his comfort zone by joining Robin at a trendy nightclub, but not before he's given a pair of school bullies a taste of their own medicine.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Topical Channel 4 comedy panel show hosted by Jimmy Carr. The questions are based on survey results and statistics.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
Russell Howard's Good News
Series 5, Episode 3Russell Howard offers up his unique perspective on the news stories that have dominated the media over the past seven days.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 48, Episode 3With guest host Frank Skinner and panellists Sara Pascoe and Nick Robinson.
9pm
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Plebs
Series 1, Episode 5 - BananaeMass immigration from Thrace puts the boys into contact with a sexy Thracian lodger Irina and a dazzling yellow exotic fruit, the Banana. Meanwhile, Marcus has an unfortunate encounter with an elderly war veteran.
9pm30 min
Trollied
Series 5, Episode 4Neville's insecurities show when girlfriend Linda runs into an old flame. Meanwhile Charlie discovers an embarrassing secret about Daniel.
9:15pm
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The Vicar Of Dibley
2004/2005 Specials, New Year Special - Happy New YearGeraldine's 40th birthday is approaching, and she's determined that she doesn't want any celebration. Her friends, however, are determined to make the occasion somehow, and detecting how lonely she appears at times, contribute £1.50 each for a ticket to a speed-dating evening...
9:20pm
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 8, Episode 3 - The Maids Of OngarDorien's offer to invest in Sharon and Tracey's business is turned down.
9:30pm
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Mr. Sloane
Episode 5Jeremy's career has hit an all-time low. He has now resorted to standing at a market stall dressed as a pig.
9:30pm
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Plebs
Series 1, Episode 6 - SaturnaliaIt's the festival of Saturnalia and the celebration on the stroke of midnight is the perfect opportunity for Marcus to make a move on Cynthia. But will his efforts be in vain?
9:30pm30 min
After Hours
Episode 4 - Lonely Press PlayWillow offers to abandon a night out with his old friends early to present the show.
10pm
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The Two Ronnies Spectacle
Episode 2 - The SketchesThe celebratory series turns to the duo's 70s heyday. Get the inside take on how the shows were made and their unique style was developed.
10pm
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Benidorm
Series 3, Episode 5Gavin discovers that Troy is apparently cheating on him. The Oracle's tall tales get him in trouble with the police. Diana comes to help her recently conned son Martin but only succeeds in making him feel much, much worse. Mel and Madge end up taking to the stage at The Benidorm Palace.
10pm30 min
Live At The Apollo
Series 11, Episode 3 - Noel Fielding, Dane Baptiste, Al PorterTV favourite Noel Fielding is the host of the third episode and introduces the brilliant Dane Baptiste and Ireland's newest comedy star Al Porter.
10pm60 min version (repeat)
10pm
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Bring The Noise
Episode 5The regulars welcome soul-pop singer John Newman and Hurts lead singer Theo Hutchcraft to the show.
10:35pm30 min
Scot Squad
Series 2, Episode 6Volunteer Officer Ken Beattie discovers that there is more than meets the eye to a blind man he is assisting. Maggie LeBeau provides a tour of her call centre, while Desk Sergeant Karen Ann Millar is contronted by a case of cut-price bananas.
10:35pm
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Have I Got News For You
Series 50, Episode 7Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and guest panellists Hal Cruttenden and Jacob Rees-Mogg.
11pm
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Gimme Gimme Gimme
Series 3, Episode 2 - The Lollipop Man ComethTom has a part in a small local theatre production, which has somehow attracted Tom Cruise to the lead role. Preparing for the premiere performance in his dressing room stress levels begin to rise, and with a little of Linda's mis-assistance, his make-up takes a turn for the bizarre.
11pm
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Bad Robots
Series 1, Episode 3Holiday-makers in Cardiff face a tourist information machine that's full of nonsense facts, commuters keen to get across town are driven nuts trying to order a taxi with Cab B.O.T, and the Construct-a-Bear machine gets saucy in Brighton.
11:05pm
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Have I Got News For You
Series 50, Episode 7Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and guest panellists Hal Cruttenden and Jacob Rees-Mogg.
11:05pm
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Have I Got News For You
Series 50, Episode 7Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Victoria Coren Mitchell and guest panellists Hal Cruttenden and Jacob Rees-Mogg.
11:05pm
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The Job Lot
Series 3, Episode 6Trish is fresh back from a Spanish holiday to celebrate the job centre's twenty-fifth anniversary and brings back more than a stick of rock. Natalie seeks out the original manageress Maggie Higgins and asks her to join the staff for a celebration. Maggie remembers Angela from the 80s but Angela is keen to distance herself... is Angela hiding something?
11:05pm
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Celebrity Juice
Series 12, Episode 4Keith Lemon welcomes team captains Gino D'Acampo and Fearne Cotton as they go head-to-head alongside TOWIE's Chloe Sims, comedian Johnny Vegas, antiques expert David Dickinson and TV presenter Alison Hammond.
11:05pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 5 (Channel 4: Series 6), Episode 6Sean Lock and Jason Manford go up against guest captain Sarah Millican, and Jonathan Ross. Bill Bailey joins Susie Dent while Rachel Riley looks after the letters and the numbers.
11:20pm
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 5, Episode 2 - BangIt's an explosive time in Chigwell, with upheavals for Sharon, Tracey and Dorien.
11:30pm
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Bad Robots
Series 1, Episode 4B.O.T enforces strict security protocols on clients trying to enter TezCorp HQ.
11:30pm
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11:40pm
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Gimme Gimme Gimme
Series 3, Episode 3 - Secrets And FliesA knock on the front door brings Linda the biggest shock in many years: her son. Following the death of his adoptive mother, the privileged, scarlet-haired Zippy is keen to discover and bond with his natural mother. Is she ready for a relationship with him though?
11:50pm
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Safeword
Series 1, Episode 4Today's guests, boy band legend Five's Ritchie Neville and Geordie queen Vicky Pattison, get their social media accounts scrutinised by the team captains alongside comics Matt Richardson and Tom Craine.
Midnight50 min version (repeat)
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 13, Episode 4Jimmy, Jon and Sean are joined by guests Johnny Vegas, Vernon Kay, Paul Chowdhry and Katherine Ryan.
Midnight
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Comedy Central At Just For Laughs
Episode 1Russell Howard, Eddie Izzard, Paul Foot, Bo Burnham and Katherine Ryan all feature tonight as we venture to the world famous Montreal comedy festival.
12:10am
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QI
Series B, Episode 11 - BeatsAll the questions have a music theme. With Mark Gatiss, Linda Smith and Sean Lock.
12:20am
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French And Saunders
Series 4, Episode 5Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders pay comic tribute to Sigourney Weaver, Dana, Mary Hopkin and pony films.
12:45am
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Green Wing
Series 1, Episode 6 - TestsMartin is about to sit an exam (again) and is worried that he is going to fail (again). Harriet and Joanna both think they are pregnant so have pregancy tests, but their results get mixed up. Mac goes for a job interview to become a consultant.
12:50am
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 3, Episode 8With Joan Rivers, Vic Reeves, Eamonn Holmes and ITV presenter Holly Willoughby.
1:10am
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At Home With The Braithwaites
Comedy drama about the Leeds Braithwaite family, whose lives are changed when mum wins £36 million on the lottery.
1:25am
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1:45am
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Green Wing
Series 1, Episode 7 - Tangled WebsNow dumped by Joanna, Alan tries to find something else to take his mind off things, so he tries religion, under the guidance of the rather attractive hospital chaplin. Martin gets his exams results back but is too nervous to read them, and Guy prepares for his World Guyball Championship semi-final.
1:50am
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Minder
Series 1, Episode 11 - You Gotta Have FriendsTerry finds himself in the cells when he helps a friend of Arthur's who is wanted for attempted murder.
2am
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Extras
Andy Milman is a TV and film extra who dreams of stardom and that elusive big break.
2:10am
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Kingdom
Series 2, Episode 5Peter visits Cambridge and is drawn into a battle between his old professor and the partner of a recently dead lady biologist. Back in Market Shipborough, with just Lyle and Gloria's son in the office, things quickly descend into chaos. Simon gets an unexpected call from Beatrice asking him to be her birthing partner.
2:30am
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Gimme Gimme Gimme
Series 3, Episode 2 - The Lollipop Man ComethTom has a part in a small local theatre production, which has somehow attracted Tom Cruise to the lead role. Preparing for the premiere performance in his dressing room stress levels begin to rise, and with a little of Linda's mis-assistance, his make-up takes a turn for the bizarre.
2:30am
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Comedy Central At The Comedy Store
Series 2, Episode 12Neil Delamere on drunken shenanigans, Andi Osho talks farting, Josh Howie on his wife driving him mad and Mike Gunn updates the bingo calling.
2:40am
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Ross Noble Freewheeling
Series 1, Episode 5The Noodlemeister ditches the guide book and embarks on a nutty, Twitter-driven tour of Britain. Ross attends a wedding and later dishes out bananas to a cycling team.
3am
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Gimme Gimme Gimme
Series 3, Episode 3 - Secrets And FliesA knock on the front door brings Linda the biggest shock in many years: her son. Following the death of his adoptive mother, the privileged, scarlet-haired Zippy is keen to discover and bond with his natural mother. Is she ready for a relationship with him though?
3:25am
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Grouchy Young Men
Young male celebrities, including many comics, bitch and complain about life in modern Britain.
3:30am
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French And Saunders
Series 4, Episode 5Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders pay comic tribute to Sigourney Weaver, Dana, Mary Hopkin and pony films.
3:30am
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Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
Series 2, Highlights Special - The Best OfAll the best bits from the rip-roaring second series of Alexander Armstrong's panel show in which the crème de la crème of British comedy make up their own questions.