British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Thursday 16th May 2024

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6pm (repeat)
Keeping Up Appearances. Image shows from L to R: Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge), Richard Bucket (Clive Swift). Copyright: BBC

Keeping Up Appearances

Series 4, Episode 1 - A Job For Richard

Richard is far from happy when Hyacinth concocts an elaborate plan to turn him into an executive.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6:35pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), Private Walker (James Beck), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Private Frazer (John Laurie), Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Private Pike (Ian Lavender)

Dad's Army

Series 2, Episode 4 - Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret

Mrs Pike plans to take in an evacuee to help with the war effort, but Wilson gets the wrong end of the stick and believes that he has got her pregnant.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7:20pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), Private Walker (James Beck), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Private Frazer (John Laurie), Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Private Pike (Ian Lavender)

Dad's Army

Series 3, Episode 1 - The Armoured Might Of Lance Corporal Jones

Walker suggests to Jones that he should loan the platoon his butchers' van, so that he can get free petrol for it. However, Mainwaring is ordered to have the vehicle converted to run on gas, causing more than a few problems and thwarting Walker's plan!

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 8pm (repeat)
Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Del (David Jason), Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Copyright: BBC

Only Fools And Horses

1996 Christmas Trilogy, Christmas Special - Heroes And Villains

Only on the streets of Peckham will you find No VAT Man and Boy Plonker. Del is stuck with 125 Latvian radio alarm clocks that go off when they like, a box full of base ball caps "that even East 17 fans wouldn't wear" and the council have turned down his application for a home improvements grant.

U&Dave channel logo 8:20pm (repeat)
Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: Dan Walker, Sara Pascoe, David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack, Nicola Coughlan, Derrick Evans. Copyright: Zeppotron

Would I Lie To You?

Series 14, Episode 6

Host Rob Brydon and captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack welcome Sara Pascoe, Dan Walker, Nicola Coughlan and Mr Motivator to the comedy panel show on which the teams reveal extraordinary stories about themselves.

BBC Two 9pm (repeat)
Murder, They Hope. Image shows left to right: Beatrice (Isy Suttie), Terry (Johnny Vegas), Gemma (Sian Gibson), Diane (Tamzin Outhwaite), Sandra (Vicki Pepperdine), Emma (Danielle Vitalis)

Murder, They Hope

Series 2, Episode 1 - Can't See The Blood For The Trees

Gemma and Terry go undercover at a therapy retreat to chase mysterious death threats.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Stephen Fry, Liza Tarbuck, Sue Perkins. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series J, Episode 13 - Jobs

With Sarah Millican, David Mitchell and the Rev. Richard Coles.

BBC Four 9pm (repeat)
Quartet. Image shows from L to R: Reginald Paget (Tom Courtenay), Jean Horton (Maggie Smith)

Quartet

Comedy about the residents of a retirement home for retired operatic artistes, directed by Dustin Hoffman.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
Taskmaster. Image shows left to right: Sophie Willan, Steve Pemberton

Taskmaster

Series 17, Episode 8 - The Umbrella Wink

Greg Davies has been presented with a great many bizarre moments during his glorious reign as the Taskmaster, but this episode ups the ante in the strangeness stakes. Why has John Robins attached oars to his arms? Why does Nick Mohammed keep winking at Alex Horne? Why is Sophie Willan making a wolf beatbox? Why is Steve Pemberton skinning a mannequin? And why has Joanne McNally wilfully desecrated Greg's noble statue?

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:20pm (repeat)
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Lee (Lee Mack), Daisy (Katy Wix). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out

Series 6, Episode 8 - Boat

Lee's father, Frank, buys himself a boat after a big win on the horses and invites Lee down for a long weekend with Lucy and Daisy. Despite the fact that Lucy is terrified of water, Lee persuades her to come along in the hope that he can manipulate her into sharing a double bed.

U&Dave channel logo 9:40pm (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Stephen Fry, Liza Tarbuck, Sue Perkins. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series J, Episode 12 - Justice

With Prof. Brian Cox, Jason Manford and Rhys Darby.

BBC Two 9:45pm
45 min version (repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Image shows from L to R: Jonny Pelham, Desiree Burch, Paul McCaffrey. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Series 15, Episode 6 - Desiree Burch, Paul McCaffrey, Jonny Pelham

Desiree Burch hosts the show recorded before a packed house at London's Hammersmith Apollo, warming up the audience and then introducing stand-up performances by Paul McCaffrey and Jonny Pelham.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10pm (repeat)
Men Behaving Badly. Image shows from L to R: Gary Strang (Martin Clunes), Dorothy (Caroline Quentin), Tony Smart (Neil Morrissey), Deborah (Leslie Ash). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd

Men Behaving Badly

Series 5, Episode 6 - Rich And Fat

Tony discovers that Gary has £33,000 in his current account, while Tony's ever-expanding waistline doesn't go unnoticed.

BBC Three 10pm (repeat)
The Young Offenders. Image shows left to right: Jock O'Keeffe (Chris Walley), Conor MacSweeney (Alex Murphy)

The Young Offenders

Series 4, Episode 1

Conor and Jock have grown older, but not any wiser. A madcap trip sees them on the wrong side of the law as they're given a free holiday to Colombia from a Spanish-speaking fella.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
65 min
Joe & Katherine's Bargain Holidays. Image shows left to right: Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson

Joe & Katherine's Bargain Holidays

Episode 4 - Wales

Joe Wilkinson takes Katherine Ryan on a family adventure holiday to South Wales.

U&Dave channel logo 10:20pm (repeat)
Meet The Richardsons. Image shows left to right: Kimberly Wyatt, Lucy (Lucy Beaumont)

Meet The Richardsons

Series 5, Episode 6

Jon buys a field to save the planet by filling it with trees, and Lucy discovers that she has a social media whistleblower in her circle and sets out to uncover the leak.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10:40pm (repeat)
Men Behaving Badly. Image shows from L to R: Gary Strang (Martin Clunes), Dorothy (Caroline Quentin), Tony Smart (Neil Morrissey), Deborah (Leslie Ash). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd

Men Behaving Badly

Series 5, Episode 7 - Home-Made Sauna

Deborah and Dorothy are away for the weekend, and Tony concentrates his energies on converting the shed into a sauna.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 11pm (repeat)
Hold The Front Page. Image shows left to right: Josh Widdicombe, Nish Kumar

Hold The Front Page

Series 2, Episode 4 - Devon: The Moorlander

Devon. Josh's home county. Where his dreams of being a journalist started, and where his dad made the front page of the local paper for contesting a parking ticket... and now... finally after all these years, this is Josh's big chance to beat his dad and get his own front page.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:20pm (repeat)
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Series 2, Episode 5 - Mammy's Going

When Spartacus the old family dog starts looking poorly, the Brown children reluctantly decide the time has come to put her in a home.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV Midnight (repeat)
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Series 2, Episode 6 - New Mammy

There's bickering aplenty in the Brown household. Betty is upset with Mark, Rory and Dino are squabbling and Agnes and Betty rub each other up the wrong way.

U&Dave channel logo Midnight (repeat)
Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Angela Barnes, Hugh Dennis, Milton Jones, Dara O Briain, Kae Kurd, Maisie Adam, Ed Byrne. Copyright: Angst Productions

Mock The Week

Series 20, Episode 4

Dara O Briain and series regular Hugh Dennis excavate the treasures of the week past with the help of guests Maisie Adam, Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Milton Jones and Kae Kurd.

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