Television
TV schedule Thursday 26th May 2016

The Mysterious Mr. Davis
A man beset by creditors invents a fictitious partner.

In Loving Memory
Series 1, Episode 6 - Come Back Little MalcolmThe less-than-honest Mrs Fletcher is forced from her sick bed to bury her husband, Malcolm. But in this business the customer can't complain or ask for a refund. Or can he?

Justin's House
Series 2, Episode 10 - The Snow MonsterA snow monster has been spotted up Monster Mountain. Justin decides to go exploring to try to spot the snow monster for himself.

Minder
Series 2, Episode 3 - You Lose Some, You Win SomeMaurice organises a gambling school of six customers who are being threatened by the casino, despite having promised his wife that he won't gamble any more. Terry and Arthur have to look after them until Maurice has made his profit.

Shaun The Sheep
Series 1, Episode 27 - Bitzer Puts His Foot In ItWet concrete prompts Shaun and pals to create their very own Walk of Fame. Can Bitzer keep the concrete clean?

Boj
Episode 39 - The Giggly DigBoj digs up Mr Cloppity's old time capsule. Now his buddies want their own to bury. When they miss their buried treasures, Boj finds one thing they can all bury together.

As Time Goes By
Series 5, Episode 2 - Lionel's Ex-WifeLionel receives an unexpected letter from his ex-wife, Margaret, and a meeting leaves all parties in a state of shock!

Mapp & Lucia
TV series based on the 1930s books by EF Benson. Prunella Scales and Geraldine McEwan star.

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.

Keeping Up Appearances
Series 1, Episode 3Hyacinth looks forward to soaking up a little culture at her favourite stately home, but first feels she must visit Daddy. Unfortunately, this week he thinks he's Captain Midnight!

Hank Zipzer
Series 1, Episode 7 - The Day I Flunked ChemistryHank thinks new boy Ben is totally cool, and is amazed to discover that the feeling is mutual. But will Ben feel the same if he finds out about Hank's learning difficulties? Hank isn't willing to take the risk and so decides not to tell him. That plan has disastrous consequences when Hank misreads an experiment, leading to the gassing of Ms Adolf and the evacuation of the science block.

Wussywat The Clumsy Cat
Episode 38 - PaperWussywat is bored. The only thing new in the garden is a pile of coloured paper.

Roy
Series 2, Episode 9 - Invisible RoyRoy makes two outstanding discoveries in one day: that he can turn himself invisible and that his mate Jack is being bullied. Roy is determined to use his invisibility powers to avenge Jack, with help from their friends.

Last Of The Summer Wine
A selection of episodes from the 24th series of Britain's longest-running sitcom.

Twirlywoos
Series 1, Episode 3 - Round And RoundThe Twirlywoos are in a park where they watch a little girl and her dad playing on a roundabout. Back in the boat, the Twirlywoos are visited by the Stop-Go Car, who they chase round and round in circles.

Sooty
Series 2, Episode 22 - Wacky WashingSooty and the gang are running Mr Slater's laundrette! But when Sweep confuses red paint with washing powder, he's left in a bit of a spin. Will the football kit be clean in time for the match?

Hank Zipzer
Series 1, Episode 7 - The Day I Flunked ChemistryHank thinks new boy Ben is totally cool, and is amazed to discover that the feeling is mutual. But will Ben feel the same if he finds out about Hank's learning difficulties? Hank isn't willing to take the risk and so decides not to tell him. That plan has disastrous consequences when Hank misreads an experiment, leading to the gassing of Ms Adolf and the evacuation of the science block.

My Family
Series 3, Episode 3 - Desperately Squeaking SusanSusan, still missing Janey, decides that she needs some female company and so invites Abi, the daughter of a hated cousin of Ben's, to dinner. Ben, as usual, is against her idea. Abi turns out to be the most accident-prone, clumsy person you could meet... qualities that make her someone who Ben would like to never see again. He'll just have to get used to her though because Susan invites her to come and live with them!

One Foot In The Grave
Series 1, Episode 4 - I'll Retire To BedlamVictor and Margaret are trapped in their garden shed by a swarm of bees. Later, a trip to the eye clinic gives Victor a chance to moan about the NHS. While he's out, Margaret agrees to look after her niece's two children for a day.

Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 2, Episode 2 - Who's That Dancing With Nora Batty Then?One of Compo's neighbours is preparing to emigrate to Austrlia; Blamire reveals a musical talent; and Compo displays a mysterious scar. Has Aggie Duckett struck again?

Wussywat The Clumsy Cat
Episode 38 - PaperWussywat is bored. The only thing new in the garden is a pile of coloured paper.

Porridge
Series 3, Episode 3 - Rough JusticeJudge Rawley appears to be settling into life on remand, but a theft shows old prejudices haven't entirely been left behind. Fletch and his fellow prisoners soon learn that fair application of the law doesn't always give consistent results.

Twirlywoos
Series 1, Episode 3 - Round And RoundThe Twirlywoos are in a park where they watch a little girl and her dad playing on a roundabout. Back in the boat, the Twirlywoos are visited by the Stop-Go Car, who they chase round and round in circles.

Bread
Series 7, Episode 2Freddie has been reported missing and when Jack intercepts Lilo Lill turning up at the Boswells' looking for him, concern grows. But, for Billy, life is beginning to take on a sunnier aspect - thanks to Connie. Adrian, on the other hand, finds his love life to be full of disappointment - thanks to Irene!

Off The Dole
Long-time dole claimant John Willie is forced to find work, and is quickly hired as a private detective.

The Early Bird
Slapstick comedy starring Norman Wisdom as a milkman for a small, independent dairy who finds his livelihood threatened by a large conglomerate.

As Time Goes By
Series 5, Episode 2 - Lionel's Ex-WifeLionel receives an unexpected letter from his ex-wife, Margaret, and a meeting leaves all parties in a state of shock!

Birds Of A Feather
Series 2, Episode 4 - MuesliDarryl is down after watching a fellow inmate being released. His friend tries to cheer him up. Tracey wants to have more in common with him so gets Dorien to lock her and Sharon in the box room for the weekend, only she ends up with a crisis and forgets about them.

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.

Shaun The Sheep
Series 1, Episode 27 - Bitzer Puts His Foot In ItWet concrete prompts Shaun and pals to create their very own Walk of Fame. Can Bitzer keep the concrete clean?

Timmy Time
Spin-off from Shaun The Sheep for the CBeebies channel, featuring Timmy the baby lamb and his friends.

Last Of The Summer Wine
A selection of episodes from the 24th series of Britain's longest-running sitcom.

Spot Bots
Episode 13 - Sky DenThe Spot Bots try to work out how they can all fit on their tall sky den.

Zig And Zag
Episode 8 - It Came From ZogZig and Zag turn their hands to the movie business - but they are only in it for the free popcorn.

Lunch Hour
Shirley Anne Field plays a young designer on the brink of an affair with a married executive at the company she works for.

Harry Hill's TV Burp
Series 8, Episode 15This week's episode featured an easily torn painting on EastEnders, Chris Tarrant's stressful game show The Colour of Money and Billy Connolly introducing a documentary at length.

In Loving Memory
Series 1, Episode 7 - OnionsOnions and a stuck bicycle set young Billy on a new course - all the way to France.

Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 23 - Car TroubleWhen his car gives up the ghost and he is forced to sell it to the junkyard, Bean builds a hot-air balloon to get around town.

Counterfeit Cat
Episode 5 - Go ViralKeen to help Max, Gark uses his powers more than he should until they begin to go out of control.

Harry Hill's TV Burp
Series 8, Episode 16This week's episode featured a chicken using the remote control, a new (knitted) character on EastEnders and a jelly wobbling for entertainment.

Hank Zipzer
Series 3, Episode 1 - Teacher TortureHank is looking forward to having a new form teacher at school, rather than Miss Adolf. However, he discovers that his new teacher, Miss Goodison wants the class to talk about their feelings and problems in class.

Mapp & Lucia
TV series based on the 1930s books by EF Benson. Prunella Scales and Geraldine McEwan star.

Counterfeit Cat
Episode 6 - CatiquetteGark and Max must pass a series of tests to prove their worth as cats.

On The Buses
Series 6, Episode 2 - Love Is What You Make ItAfter yet another blazing row between Olive and Arthur disturbing his peace, Stan decides something must be done. Without Arthur's agreement marriage counselling can't help, but perhaps if he and Jack can stoke up the green-eyed monster...

Desert Mice
Comedy about the activities of an ENSA (Every Night Something Awful) troupe of entertainers. Starring Sid James, Dora Bryan, Alfred Marks & Liz Fraser.

George & Mildred
Series 4, Episode 5 - Nappy DaysWhen the Ropers are left babysitting baby Tarquin, nothing could possibly go awry!

Gigglebiz
Series 3, Episode 8Ann Teak the know-it-all expert examines a valuable antique ring, prehistoric cave dwellers Ug and Ig play some stone-age football and incomprehensible Farmer Dung shows off his new automatic gate.

Birds Of A Feather
Series 7, Episode 4 - Relative StrangersAfter discovering his wife's most recent affair, Marcus throws Dorien out and begins divorce proceedings. She's desperate to get hold of the evidence and enlists Sharon and Tracey's help - at least that way she might get a decent settlement. But there are far more surprises in store...

Zig And Zag
Episode 9 - Strictly Zig & ZagThere's a hole in Zig and Zag's wall and a trip to the mini-mart to get some filler ends up with them dancing their way to a solution.

Keeping Up Appearances
Series 1, Episode 3Hyacinth looks forward to soaking up a little culture at her favourite stately home, but first feels she must visit Daddy. Unfortunately, this week he thinks he's Captain Midnight!

Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 2, Episode 2 - Who's That Dancing With Nora Batty Then?One of Compo's neighbours is preparing to emigrate to Austrlia; Blamire reveals a musical talent; and Compo displays a mysterious scar. Has Aggie Duckett struck again?

Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 22 - Happy Boom Day!Danger Mouse's plan to hold a surprise party for Professor Squawkencluck is undone when the Baron releases killer birthday presents into the world.

My Family
Series 3, Episode 3 - Desperately Squeaking SusanSusan, still missing Janey, decides that she needs some female company and so invites Abi, the daughter of a hated cousin of Ben's, to dinner. Ben, as usual, is against her idea. Abi turns out to be the most accident-prone, clumsy person you could meet... qualities that make her someone who Ben would like to never see again. He'll just have to get used to her though because Susan invites her to come and live with them!

Horrible Histories
Series 3, Episode 9The Vikings launch their advert for We Sell Any Monk, Queen Elizabeth I surprises her court with some very odd laws, the sacrifice-obsessed Aztec priests sing their gruesome disco song, and we discover the Roman equivalent of text messaging.

Keeping Up Appearances
Series 2, Episode 3Hyacinth has arranged one of her candlelight suppers at which she plans to impress Emmet with her singing. Rose interrupts proceedings when she's too embarrassed to be picked up by one of her boyfriends at her own messy home.

One Foot In The Grave
Series 1, Episode 4 - I'll Retire To BedlamVictor and Margaret are trapped in their garden shed by a swarm of bees. Later, a trip to the eye clinic gives Victor a chance to moan about the NHS. While he's out, Margaret agrees to look after her niece's two children for a day.

The Green Green Grass
Series 3, Episode 1 - But Is It Art?When Bryan and Elgin suffer a housing crisis Boycie and Marlene offer them sanctuary, but Boycie's benevolence towards his workers brings an unexpected reward of immortality.

Miranda
Series 1, Episode 4 - HolidayMiranda decides she needs to be a bit reckless and wild and so decides to book a holiday at the local hotel down the road.

Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 23 - Car TroubleWhen his car gives up the ghost and he is forced to sell it to the junkyard, Bean builds a hot-air balloon to get around town.

Steptoe And Son
Series 8, Episode 5 - Upstairs, Downstairs, Upstairs, DownstairsAlbert 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.

Gavin & Stacey
Series 1, Episode 4The Shipmans drive down to Wales for the wedding fayre, and after a momentous trip to the church for the reading of the banns, Nessa tells Stacey her big secret.

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 6 (Channel 4: Series 7), Episode 9Jimmy Carr hosts another game. Sean Lock and Seann Walsh take on special guest captain Joe Wilkinson and Danny Dyer. Bill Bailey is in with Susie Dent.

Russell Howard's Good News
Topical stand-up comedy and chat show hosted by Russell Howard.

Bend It Like Beckham
The comic tale of a young Asian woman who joins the local semi-professional football team but opts not to tell her traditionalist family.

Steptoe And Son
Series 8, Episode 6 - Seance In A Wet Reg And Bone YardAlbert 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.

Not Going Out
A selection of episodes from the second and third series of the Lee Mack sitcom.

Open All Hours
Series 4, Episode 1 - Soulmate WeekendGranville is desperate for female company, so he decides to resort to advertising. He ends up getting more than he bargained for.

Mock The Week
Series 14, Episode 8Featuring guests Ed Byrne, Nathan Caton, Ed Gamble and Sara Pascoe.

Would I Lie To You?
Series 7, Episode 3Joan Bakewell, Warwick Davis, Paul Hollywood and Jason Manford are the guests in this episode.

Going Forward
Episode 2With Mum's health taking a turn for the worse, Kim and Jackie have had to put their escape plans on hold.

The Windsors
Series 1, Episode 4The family proves itself as 'in touch' as ever as Charles and Camilla try to pass themselves off as lefties.

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Entertainment show hosted by Lee Mack, comprising amazing facts and trivia, and celebrities testing their veracity.

The IT Crowd
Series 2, Episode 3 - Moss And The GermanWorried that his life is stagnating, Moss enrols on a German cookery course. Meanwhile Jen discovers that the only place in the building where she can now enjoy a cigarette is a smoking area not unlike Soviet Russia.

Open All Hours
Series 4, Episode 2 - Horse-tradingArkwright thinks he's done great business when he offloads some genuine Yorkshire clothes horses on a local Asian shopkeeper...

Would I Lie To You?
Series 4, Episode 7Joining David's team this week are comedic TV presenter Patrick Kielty and veteran actor Bernard Cribbins. They'll be doing their best to outwit Lee and his team: Deborah Meaden from Dragon's Den and comic Mark Watson.

The IT Crowd
Series 2, Episode 4 - The Dinner PartyJen has found love, and is giving a dinner party with her new boyfriend and six of their single friends. But when the three male invitees drop out at the last moment, Jen is forced to call upon Moss, Roy and Richmond.

A League Of Their Own
Series 8, Episode 2The BAFTA-winning sports-based comedy show continues. With guests Micky Flanagan, Andros Townsend and Laura Whitmore.

The Green Green Grass
Series 3, Episode 2 - The Lonely HerdsmanWhen Marlene drags Boycie and Tyler to visit her mother Dora, the battle lines are drawn. Back at the farm, Bryan tries his hand at poetry to stop him feeling lonely whilst Mrs Cakeworthy surfs the net to help him find a solution.

QI
A selection of four episodes from the world's cleverest and most interesting panel game.

Three Kinds Of Stupid
Physical comedy for Sky Arts in which three community support officers accidentally kill a blind man's dog.

8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 18, Episode 2In their quest to uncover the nation's most popular talking points, Jon and Sean are joined by Henry Winkler, Henning Wehn, Romesh Ranganathan and Rebecca Adlington.

Birds Of A Feather
Series 7, Episode 4 - Relative StrangersAfter discovering his wife's most recent affair, Marcus throws Dorien out and begins divorce proceedings. She's desperate to get hold of the evidence and enlists Sharon and Tracey's help - at least that way she might get a decent settlement. But there are far more surprises in store...

The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer offer up their unique brand of off-the-wall humour.

8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 16, Episode 1More from the irreverent, irrelevant and revealing weekly topical panel show. The guests are Jack Dee, David O'Doherty, Steve Jones and Jamelia.

Absolutely Fabulous
A selection of episodes from the fifth series of the Jennifer Saunders sitcom.

The Alternative Comedy Experience
Series 2, Episode 4 - A Minute Of SilenceTonight's episode of the 'connoisseurs stand-up show of choice' features Tony Law, David Kay, Susan Calman, Michael Legge, and musical storytellers Ginger & Black. Stewart Lee meets them backstage.

@elevenish
Highlights Special - The Bestish BitsA compilation of some of the best moments from the topical comedy series featuring quickfire sketches and commentary. Written and performed by a cast of stand-up comedians, character comics and sketch groups.

The Great McGonagall
A repeat of this 1974 film.

On The Buses
Series 7, Episode 2 - The Perfect ClippieWithout Arthur's share of the housekeeping, Mum just can't afford three good meals on Stan's income alone so he insists Olive get a job. After some grovelling Blakey agrees to trial her as a clippie again - and she soon turns out to be the best in the depot!

Desmond's
A selection of episodes from the second series of Channel 4's longest-running sitcom.

8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 9, Special - World Cup SpecialJimmy Carr referees 45 minutes of end-to-end comedy featuring team captains Sean Lock and Jason Manford. Guests making up the final teams are Peter Shilton, Helen Chamberlain, Jack Whitehall and Paddy McGuinness.

Paul Chowdhry: What's Happening White People?
TV broadcast of Paul Chowdhry's 2012 stand-up show.

A Bit Of Fry & Laurie
Series 3, Episode 1Sketches include the monks and the milk pot, the two psychiatrists, and that rarest of things - Stephen singing.

Mapp & Lucia
TV series based on the 1930s books by EF Benson. Prunella Scales and Geraldine McEwan star.

Where There's A Will
A repeat of this 1955 film.