Television
TV schedule Thursday 1st September 2016
6am
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The Girl Who Couldn't Quite
Ruth (Elizabeth Henson) hasn't smiled since she was a little girl, but with the friendship of a tramp (Bill Owen) she smiles again.
6am
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In Loving Memory
Series 2, Episode 7 - The Fall Of The House Of UnsworthWith the warm weather, there are few funerals to cater for and even less cashflow. With the threat of the business's liquidation by the unscrupulous local bank manager, Ivy and Billy are desperate for any work they can get.
6:20am
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Timmy Time
Spin-off from Shaun The Sheep for the CBeebies channel, featuring Timmy the baby lamb and his friends.
7am
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As Time Goes By
Series 3, Episode 6 - Branching OutJean is opening another branch of the agency and Judith expects to be asked to manage it. Meanwhile, Lionel's somewhat lost with how to spend his days and the topic of his and Jean's romance arises once more.
7:10am
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Twirlywoos
Series 2, Episode 19 - BalancingThe Twirlywoos are at a gym hall where they watch a gymnast practicing a routine on a balance beam.
7:15am
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Zig And Zag
Episode 17 - Zogly On SeaZig and Zag turn Zogly Manor into a mobile home and head to the coast for sun, sea and surfing shenanigans.
7:30am
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Trigger Happy TV
Series 1, Episode 5Quick-fire prank show that made Dom Joly a star. The comic unleashes his twisted humour on an unsuspecting British public.
7:40am
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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.
7:55am
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Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 13 - Lake Titicaca, South AmericaWhat goes up must come down! Grandmaster Glitch lands with a splash in Lake Titicaca.
8am
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Trigger Happy TV
Series 1, Episode 6Quick-fire prank show that made Dom Joly a star. The comic unleashes his twisted humour on an unsuspecting British public.
8am
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Class Dismissed
Series 1, Episode 9 - FridayFriday gets off to an eggy start in Miss Davis' breakfast club and Whizz and Magda teach their version of cycling proficiency.
8:15am
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My Hero
Series 1, Episode 4 - Thermoman's Greatest ChallengeThermoman's repeated visits to the health centre to save Janet from a wasp sting or a spider are baffling patients and staff.
8:25am
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Diddy TV
Series 1, Episode 5 - PopcornDiddy Dick Dom have their very own TV station. Shows include The Dom Show, Deadly Diddy 60 and Diddymind. Strictly's Bruno Tonioli gives his verdict.
8:40am
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8:55am
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 18, Episode 7 - According To The Prophet BickerdykeCompo, Clegg and Foggy hear some world-shattering information from Gunnershaw.
9:25am
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Wussywat The Clumsy Cat
Episode 38 - PaperWussywat is bored. The only thing new in the garden is a pile of coloured paper.
9:35am
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10am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 43 - A Running BattleIt is the start of a Fun Run and Mr Bean lines up beside his deadly enemy - the fat bloke who stole his parking space. Fun Run or not, nothing will stop Mr Bean beating this man to the finishing post - even if he has to flag a cab!
10am15 min
Jerk
Episode 1 - A Brief History Of TimTim Renkow has cerebral palsy. Which means that people judge him...all the time. But usually they judge him wrongly. Because what they don't realise is that inside that severely disabled, fragile body is a bit of an asshole.
Tim knows he makes people uncomfortable - he does it on purpose. He knows his cerebral palsy means he can get away with saying what others can't. But that's his problem: time spent taking aim at life's easier targets means Tim takes his eye of its bigger prizes: the job, the girl and the visa.
10am23 min
Limbo
BBC Comedy Feeds pilot about a group of tutors.
10am11 min
Man Like Mobeen
Episode 1 - PilotMobeen has found himself the perfect job for a former gangster; he's the lead administer of bed bathing at Birmingham's most reputable care home for the elderly.
10am21 min
Pumped
Sitcom about three idiots living in an odd Scottish town.
10:15am
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Open All Hours
Series 2, Episode 2 - The Reluctant TravellerNurse Gladys Emmanuel and Arkwright are finally going to spend the night together at a hotel... with an over-tight money belt.
10:15am
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Mr Bean
Series 1, Episode 44 - Egg And BeanMr Bean gets in a flap when a monster turns up in his cake mix. The good news is that the monster turns out to be a harmless baby bird. The bad news is that it grows into a huge stork and takes over Mr Bean's home! He tries to return it to the wild and finds that teaching it to fly makes his arms ache!
10:30am
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 1 - Home MovieBean attempts to make his own home movie - a horror thriller with Mrs Wicket as the star!
10:45am
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 2 - Fish SittingMr Bean has to look after Mrs Wicket's goldfish, but Scrapper the cat is keen to help.
10:55am
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A Bit Of A Do
Series 2, Episode 2 - The ChristeningMuch has changed for the characters as Rita is now a Labour Councillor, Elvis is a journalist and Ted is engaged to Corinna. It is not all happy news though, as Jenny announces that her marriage is over and Elvis rows with Carol.
1pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 11, Episode 4 - Who's That Bloke With Nora Batty Then?Something's up: Nora Batty has gone out on a Wednesday dressed up and without a wrinkle in her stockings. It soon becomes apparent to Compo that he has a rival for her affections.
1pm
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 3 - The CruiseBean wins two tickets for an exotic cruise and takes Teddy along for the trip of a lifetime. While showing off to a new friend, Bean goes overboard and is stranded on a desert island.
1:15pm
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 4 - Coconut ShyMr Bean hopes to win some cash prizes at the funfair, but it is not as easy as it seems!
1:25pm
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My Family
Series 6, Episode 3 - Dentally UnstableJaney starts an affair with a dentist whose charm rapidly captivates the rest of the females in the Harper household, while Michael's latest scam eventually puts everyone at risk.
1:25pm
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Wussywat The Clumsy Cat
Episode 38 - PaperWussywat is bored. The only thing new in the garden is a pile of coloured paper.
1:30pm
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 5 - Green BeanBean's electricity supply is cut off when Mrs Wicket sees her enormous electricity bill. As the snow falls outside, Bean has an idea - build a wind turbine in the back garden to provide his own power. All goes well until an unexpected storm sends the turbine into overdrive.
1:35pm
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Twirlywoos
Series 2, Episode 19 - BalancingThe Twirlywoos are at a gym hall where they watch a gymnast practicing a routine on a balance beam.
1:40pm
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A Fine Romance
Gentle sitcom about the begrudging and at times difficult romance between two individuals; a translator and a gardener.
1:45pm
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Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 6 - Cash MachineMr Bean tries to retrieve his credit card from a cash dispenser and inadvertently ends up trapped in a bank vault!
2:05pm
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As Time Goes By
Series 3, Episode 6 - Branching OutJean is opening another branch of the agency and Judith expects to be asked to manage it. Meanwhile, Lionel's somewhat lost with how to spend his days and the topic of his and Jean's romance arises once more.
2:20pm
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Birds Of A Feather
Series 7, Episode 6 - Rising DampFollowing Chris and Darryl's reincarceration, Tracey wastes no time in going out to look for a new man. But with roles more than a little reversed, Sharon's eagerly fighting Chris's corner. Elsewhere, Dorien's got Marcus right where she wants him.
2:45pm
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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.
3:20pm
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My Hero
Series 1, Episode 4 - Thermoman's Greatest ChallengeThermoman's repeated visits to the health centre to save Janet from a wasp sting or a spider are baffling patients and staff.
3:55pm
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My Parents Are Aliens
Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.
4pm
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Light Up The Sky!
Comedy about the exploits of the small group of men manning an anti-aircraft searchlight installation during World War 2.
4pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 18, Episode 7 - According To The Prophet BickerdykeCompo, Clegg and Foggy hear some world-shattering information from Gunnershaw.
4:05pm
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Boj
Episode 19 - Robot RecyclerWhile waiting for Mr Cloppity to pick up the recycling, Boj gets Rupa playing with it, making junk robots and rag rope. When Mr Cloppity's buggy gets stuck in the mud, the friends come to the rescue with their robots and rope. But with all of the recycling made into new toys, there is nothing left to recycle.
4:15pm
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In Loving Memory
Series 3, Episode 1 - The Actress And The UndertakerA variety show is playing at the theatre for the week, and after an accident on-stage, Billy meets - and soon falls in love with - beautiful chorus girl Vera.
4:20pm
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My Parents Are Aliens
Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.
4:30pm30 min
So Awkward
Series 2, Episode 2 - PSHE Hee HeeMartha is worried Mr Malone is not up to teaching PSHE classes thoroughly enough and that she will fail the subject - this prospect of failure sending her into a blind panic.
4:40pm
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4:45pm
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My Parents Are Aliens
Long-running children's sitcom following the lives of three orphaned children. Their new foster parents are secretly aliens.
4:50pm
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Rising Damp
Series 4, Episode 5 - Under The InfluenceNew resident Ambrose claims he has the power of hypnosis due to his gypsy blood. Rigsby is initially sceptcial, but soon wonders if Ambrose's abilities could be used in his favour.
5:20pm
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Open All Hours
Series 2, Episode 2 - The Reluctant TravellerNurse Gladys Emmanuel and Arkwright are finally going to spend the night together at a hotel... with an over-tight money belt.
5:20pm
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Chalet Girl
Pretty tomboy Kim flips burgers to support herself and her dad. However, when she flukes a winter-long catering job in the Alps life changes.
6pm
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A Fine Romance
Gentle sitcom about the begrudging and at times difficult romance between two individuals; a translator and a gardener.
6pm
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My Family
Series 6, Episode 3 - Dentally UnstableJaney starts an affair with a dentist whose charm rapidly captivates the rest of the females in the Harper household, while Michael's latest scam eventually puts everyone at risk.
6:15pm
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Shaun The Sheep
Series 4, Episode 30 - Fruit & NutsTired of eating grass, Shaun sets out to pinch one of the Farmer's prized apples only to have every attempt ruined by his constantly sneezing accomplice - a sheep, who much to Shaun's frustration, has decided to be his new best friend.
6:30pm
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Blankety Blank
Lily Savage hosts the game show in which contestants attempt to match the answers of as many of the six celebrity panellists as possible.
6:40pm
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Last Of The Summer Wine
Series 11, Episode 4 - Who's That Bloke With Nora Batty Then?Something's up: Nora Batty has gone out on a Wednesday dressed up and without a wrinkle in her stockings. It soon becomes apparent to Compo that he has a rival for her affections.
6:40pm
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The Vicar Of Dibley
2006/2007 Specials, Christmas Special - The Handsome StrangerYet another Dibley cottage has been sold to a Londoner, and Geraldine's not happy about the breakdown of the community. Setting out to confront the new stranger, she is struck by his immediate charm and good looks - but is he all he seems?
6:45pm
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Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 31 - Hail HydrantDanger Mouse discovers he's lost out on the Agent Of The Month award to Jeopardy Mouse, and must travel to New York for a lesson and to take on the criminal organisation known as Hydrant.
7pm
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Tell Me Another
Series 3, Episode 8More stories about their early lives. This week starring: Henry Cooper, Liza Gaddard, Yootha Joyce, Humprey Lyttleton, Alfred Marks, Mike Reid, Terry Scott, Joan Turner, Max Wall.
7pm
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Horrible Histories
Series 2, Episode 12Ug and Grunt show us how to paint like a caveman, some silly WW2 codebreakers forget their own code, and Henry VIII challenges the King of France to a wrestlemania-style showdown!
7:15pm
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Blankety Blank
Lily Savage hosts the game show in which contestants attempt to match the answers of as many of the six celebrity panellists as possible.
7:20pm
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Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
Series 1, Episode 11 - Count DownMrs Chambers meticulous planning for Bob and Thelma's wedding is reaching mammoth proportions and, after hearing he has to wear top hat and tails, Terry goads the men into a mini rebellion - and they find an unexpected ally amongst the women.
7:30pm
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Laxdale Hall
Car owners in a remote Scottish village refuse to pay road taxes untill a proper road has been built.
8pm
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'Allo 'Allo!
Series 5, Episode 11 - The Confusion Of The GeneralsWith a French General now under suspicion for attempting to poison the Germans, René's café is suddenly overrun with French peasants - and if that weren't bad enough, the RAF are paying a visit...
8pm
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The Vicar Of Dibley
Series 2, Christmas Special - EngagementAlice is concerned. She and Hugo mightn't have been romantically linked for long, but she's known him for 26 years and they've still never kissed - is she so unattractive? When the inevitable eventually happens, David is far from pleased, and Hugo has an important decision to make.
8pm60 min version (repeat)
8:40pm
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Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
Series 1, Episode 9 - Storm In A Tea ChestIt seems a simple task, moving your most treasured possessions from one house to the next, but Bob has pangs of guilt about bringing his past with him.
9pm
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Spaced
A selection of episodes from the second series of the sitcom by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes.
9pm
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Gavin & Stacey
A selection of episodes from the third series of the sitcom by and starring Ruth Jones and James Corden.
9pm
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Russell Howard's Good News
Topical stand-up comedy and chat show hosted by Russell Howard.
9pm60 min
John Bishop In Conversation With...
Series 1, Episode 1 - James CordenJohn chats to James Corden about the highs and lows of his rise to fame, and his life in the USA.
9pm60 min version (repeat)
9pm25 min
Lost Sitcoms
Episode 1 - Till Death Us Do Part: A Woman's Place Is In The HomeAlf arrives home to find himself in an empty house with a burnt supper and sets about putting things right using his local telephone box.
9:20pm
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Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?
Series 1, Episode 10 - The Old MagicBob takes Terry out for a meal to make up for not giving him the job of best man.
10pm
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Keeping Up Appearances
Series 2, Episode 9Hyacinth can't wait for the neighbours to see her new three-piece suite, and the Royal Warrant-emblazoned van that'll be delivering it.
10pm
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George & Mildred
Series 3, Episode 4 - The Four Letter WordMildred's sister, Ethel, and her husband Humphrey drop by. In the course of the conversation, Humphrey offers George the chance of a job - but the offer is strangely withdrawn when George goes into his office...
10pm30 min
Our Ex-Wife
Sitcom pilot starring Robert Webb as a divorcee.
10pm60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 48, Episode 9With guest host Jack Dee, and panellists Joan Bakewell and Mark Watson.
10:40pm
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Gavin & Stacey
Series 2, Episode 3Stacey's getting used to being an 'Essex wife' but it's not as exciting as she'd hoped.
10:40pm
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Keeping Up Appearances
Series 2, Episode 10Hyacinth's plan to take Daddy on a picnic backfires spectacularly when he takes Richard's car for a ride.
10:55pm
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The Bargee
Meet Hemel Pike, the Casanova of the canals. Born on the waterways, he sees no downside to the aquatic life - but events could catch up with him.
11pm
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The Wrong Mans
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Wrong MansThe discovery of a ringing mobile phone seems the least on Sam's mind after witnessing a horrific car accident - but the voice on the other end of the line unveils a kidnap and ransom plot to turn his world upside-down.
11pm
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Russell Howard's Good News
Topical stand-up comedy and chat show hosted by Russell Howard.
11pm60 min version (repeat)
11pm
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A League Of Their Own
Series 7, Episode 3Cage-fighting, sheep testicles and an insight into Whitehall's sex life... it's Episode 3. The guests are David Walliams, football manager Sam Allardyce and Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey.
11:10pm
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 6 (Channel 4: Series 7), Episode 5Sean Lock and Miles Jupp take on Jon Richardson and Greg Davies. Holly Walsh is in with Susie Dent, while Rachel Riley deals with the letters and numbers.
11:20pm
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Gavin & Stacey
Series 2, Episode 4Mick becomes a minor celebrity for the night after appearing on the news.
11:20pm
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'Allo 'Allo!
Series 5, Episode 12 - Who's For The Vatican?All hell is breaking loose in Nouvion: the captured Generals are free, Von Klinkerhoffen is sending Gruber and Colonel Von Strohm to the Russian front, and René is sent to collect the paintings before helping them escape to South America!
11:40pm
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Peep Show
Series 2, Episode 3 - Jeremy Makes ItJeremy is determined to move his relationship with Nancy to that of proper boyfriend and girlfriend. So, he follows Nancy's belief in God and her feeding the homeless.
Midnight60 min version (repeat)
12:20am
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Early Doors
Series 1, Episode 4The excitement never stops in The Grapes, with the drawing of the football card. The Police are keeping busy, with drug raids, helicopter rides and free electric on the agenda.
1am
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The Wrong Mans
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Wrong MansThe discovery of a ringing mobile phone seems the least on Sam's mind after witnessing a horrific car accident - but the voice on the other end of the line unveils a kidnap and ransom plot to turn his world upside-down.
1am60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You
Series 48, Episode 9With guest host Jack Dee, and panellists Joan Bakewell and Mark Watson.
1:40am
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Peep Show
Series 2, Episode 3 - Jeremy Makes ItJeremy is determined to move his relationship with Nancy to that of proper boyfriend and girlfriend. So, he follows Nancy's belief in God and her feeding the homeless.
2am60 min version (repeat)
2:15am
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Early Doors
Series 1, Episode 4The excitement never stops in The Grapes, with the drawing of the football card. The Police are keeping busy, with drug raids, helicopter rides and free electric on the agenda.
2:20am
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The Indian Doctor
Series 2, Episode 3 - The MiracleTrefelin is deserted as Prem waits for a vaccination unit to arrive from Cardiff.
3am
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Red Dwarf
Series I, Episode 5 - Confidence & ParanoiaVenturing up to the Officer's Deck to feel closer to Kochanski, Lister is unaware that Rimmer has not yet de-contaminated the area, and catches a particularly virulent, 3-million-year-evolved strain of pneumonia. It's not long before he's hallucinating; and the hallucinations take on solid, physical form!
3:20am
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A Fine Romance
Gentle sitcom about the begrudging and at times difficult romance between two individuals; a translator and a gardener.