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- Aled Jones and Sara Cox present a round-up of what to watch on TV tonight. Actress Chelsee Healey talks about her time on "Bear Grylls: Mission Survive" and fashion expert Kate Halfpenny discusses TV trends.
- Two childhood friends, Darren and Gary, re-unite for the funeral of an old acquaintance. Gary boasts of the life he's made in London during the four years he's been away. Darren is still living in the same town they're from. It doesn't take long before the timid and easily-lead Darren, drawn in by his charismatic friend, finds himself in trouble as the pair check out old haunts, mates, and ex-girlfriends.
- Fate & Fortune is a magical dark comedy about the futility of greed. Fate appears in the guise of a kindly old gentleman while Fortune manifests as a car salesperson. Unaware of their true natures, housewife Marge Tucker makes Fate an offering before signing her life over to Fortune in exchange for her dream car.
- Members of a sunken prison ship take refuge at an old lighthouse, unaware one of their most notorious criminals has taken shelter there as well.
- Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the surviving 'Carry On' cast.
- British Comedy Sketch Show
- Howard is roaming free in the village despite Pearl's efforts to keep him occupied at home. The Cafe has a mysterious patron. Wesley is creating another machine.
- Lily Savage hosts her own BBC series featuring behind-the-scenes documentaries with her family, TV spoofs, special guests and musical numbers.
- Lily's dream of being married to Jason Connery is ruined by being woken up to perform her latest show. Overworked, Lily embarks on a new plan - seduce Dale Winton to get him to rig the lottery results.
- The once-reknowned escape-artist and magician, Kandinsky, is now reduced to confounding the staff and inmates of his retirement home. His one regret in life is never mastering an underwater escape. The death of a friend sends him out into the world to track down his old colleagues, particularly the Professor, his old teacher, to master the secret of the escape. But the Professor is an escapologist of no mean order, and Kandinsky has his work cut out for him to wrestle away the secret. Meanwhile, his fellow retirement home inmates prepare for Kandinsky's triumphant return.
- Bob (Douglas Hodge) believes he has won a fortune on the lottery but has misplaced his ticket. He tries to keep his supposed good fortune a secret from his family and friends.
- It's a busy night in Holby, with Queens now downgraded the team are feeling the pressure. A football cup match causes chaos; Charlie is angry at Jane and Paramedic Lucy is held hostage in a siege.
- This is the story of Bella, who woke up one morning and realized she'd had enough. All it took was one rather nasty man to transform her from a meek and mild secretary into a murderous femme fatale.
- When George fails to recognize Mabel, Cissy tells him he should take more interest in staff welfare so, after asking them if their rooms are all right, he invites them to a ball where the employers wait on the servants. Teddy is reunited with his true love Rose, sacked by Madge for her involvement with him, and Alf ensures not only that Mabel is invited but that she is rewarded for an act of honesty, giving a thieving butler his come-uppance in the process.
- T.Bag's 100th birthday is coming up and a golden letter contains the first coordinates that leads to a clue about her big birthday surprise. T. Shirt and his cousin Tow Ling join the quest.
- Roxanne (known as Roxy) is a star performer in her local soccer team. Her natural talent is noticed by local team owner Victor Grace who signs her up. However it's not so easy being the only female professional soccer star in the country.
- While searching for a birthday clue at an Arabian bazaar, Tow Ling tries out Ali's magic lamp on T.Bag.
- Growing impatient of her Birthday quest, T. Bag crash lands the Saucer into the ice. They eventually find the entrance to Shangri-La, where she can get her present if she makes Empress Po laugh.
- An investigation into the conviction of a French Army Captain of treason leads a man into the deadliest of conspiracies that helped divide the people of France and set the stage for the First World War.
- The horny farmer McDonald has his wicked way with a goat. Life returns to normal for the family, until the goat gives birth! The mutant off spring, called Billy, is tormented by the Farmer's sons, only the daughter feels any pity for him. It isn't long before Billy, who keeps growing bigger, plans revenge...
- Adventures and misadventures of Lord Meldrum, his family and their servants in the 1920s.
- 1978–199049mTV-PG8.0 (60)TV EpisodeA busy time for Calum. He must perform a minor operation on "Puppy" but James' advice on administering the sedative doesn't seem to quite work. He also needs to operate on a sick cow, but has some difficulty keeping the owners focused on the task at hand. Calum also receives a visit from Molly McFeely, with whose family he stayed with while in Ireland - and Deirdre decides to visit at the same time. James meanwhile receives an invitation to examine Lord Buttermere's new stallion.
- Oliver and Simon decide to have a wager on who can make the most profit on an item chosen by the other.
- Syd and Eddie can't agree on the direction of the show - Syd wants a slicker product, with fast-paced sketches and none of Eddie's interruptions. Yet Eddie doesn't enjoy having to miss out his big production number and his impressions.
- In Switzerland in the 14th Century, William Tell and his son Matthew are imprisoned by the tyrannical Gessler. Having split the apple on his son's head with his crossbow, much to Gessler's chagrin, there is no stopping William Tell's legendary strength and skill.
- In the time of Napoleon, Becky Sharp, a poor orphan girl, schemes for money and position. Her most-used stepladder is her old school friend, Amelia Sedley. Both women marry soldiers, and both of them are affected by the Battle of Waterloo.
- Widow and Mother Amelia's life is in tatters after the Battle of Waterloo, but Becky Sharp is already planning a new campaign.
- The everyday lives of the people frequenting the frenetic Accident and Emergency department of Holby City Hospital.
- T. Bag has regained her powers and calls her former servant, Thomas, into a storybook and makes him serve her tea again as 'T.Shirt'. Debbie follows her friend and soon discovers she has to locate all the silver numbers from the town clock that T.Bag has hidden in the book's various chapters.
- Harry Caines is the new Customs Surveyor, or district head, at Wrelling, a small port on the Dorset Coast. His job as 'the new broom' is to shake up the office and keep one step ahead of the smugglers and criminals. He must land 'the big fish' behind the small-timers who ply back and forth across the English Channel.
- The shareholders of a news agency have their changed lives forever when they receive a huge financial windfall from their dividends.
- BBC Drama about racial tensions in London's east end in the 1980s.
- Ali Barber takes all of Debbie's silver numbers as payment for a haircut. Sultan Vinegar then takes them from Ali as payment for his taxes. Both Debbie and T.Bag sneak into the palace to get them back.
- The two dealers plan - separately - to spend a night at a country pub and are surprised to meet each other there, especially as they have to share a bed in the one guest room. Each is hoping to beat the other in a bid for a grandfather clock at a nearby action but, after Oliver has been locked out for the night in his pyjamas, their bickering means that neither ends up with the clock.
- The Road Fuel Testing Unit have been tipped off about Jeffrey Marriott-Smith fiddling Red Diesel. Aly Bentley is assigned to the CRU. Marriott-Smith has a secret escape route and Aly tries to help farmer Eric Hall when his car is impounded
- The new editor hires a trendy young reporter for the diary, but Lytton's own interests are stuck firmly in the past--on a revered war hero with skeletons in his closet. Meanwhile, a professional rivalry gets personal with Lytton's competitor at the Post.
- Anthology of unconnected movies of different genres.
- The misadventures of a nerdish teenage boy as recorded in his personal diary.
- As portrayed by Peter Bowles (The Irish R.M., To the Manor Born), London gossip columnist Neville Lytton exudes a sophisticated charm that masks a tenacious commitment to his job. Whether consorting with banking tycoons and ex-dictators or investigating a gang of skinheads, Lytton strives to expose the high and mighty, the corrupt and the crooked--and to make sure "God" (his editor at the Daily News) is happy with his work. All the while, Lytton struggles to keep his love life in order, write the one novel he feels he has in him, and fend off constant machinations and maneuvers of an old rival at the Daily Post. It's all part of the daily grind for Neville Lytton--and grist for the scandalous news mill.
- Two female ex-convicts try to set up an employment agency.
- Neil is a good footballer, but his father wants him to only develop his talent for the violin. But the concert of a great virtuoso changes everything.
- Adrian wakes up unable to talk, and is diagnosed with tonsilitis. Meanwhile, an Asian family, the Singhs, move into the street which prompts some racist comments by Adrian's father. Bert Baxter leaves hospital and moves in temporarily with Adrian and George. The street celebrates the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer with a street party. Adrian's sweetheart Pandora goes on holiday to Tunisia, and Adrian runs up an expensive phone bill making calls to her.
- "Fox Mystery Theater" was an anthology series of chilling tales with a twist.
- The story of a master at a British public school from last years of the 19th century to the years between the two World Wars.
- Series follows the very different lives of Jan Leigh, a poor but studious young country lad and Diana Gayelorde-Sutton, the equally single minded daughter of a rich landowner, from the 1920s through to post-war Britain.
- Stories about real-life international zoo vet David Taylor (in the TV programmes, he was called Donald Turner) from his early days as a newly-qualified vet in the 1950s to his international standing in the 1970s; each series of the programme was set in a different decade.
- The series followed the exploits of two working-class young women, Mo - Amanda Symonds and Jude - Rachel Weaver, who share a flat in a council tower block in London's East End, along with their three-legged cat, Tripod.
- Denis Ailing begins a new career as a pharmaceutical salesman - but can he make a success of his new role, and form a relationship with colleague Jennifer Reynoldston?
- Made for TV film about John Jenkins, leader of the paramilitary Welsh nationalist organisation Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru, and the events leading up to the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969.
- Just when they were beginning to enjoy life alone, a middle-aged couple find their grown-up children wanting to return home.
- School sweethearts Ken and Judy have had a live-in relationship for several years. But Judy has become much more mature than Ken, so they gradually drift apart.
- At the age of 22, James Boswell left Edinburgh for London to seek fame and fortune as a wit and man-about-town. He was probably unaware that his greatest fame would come from his extremely frank journal.
- Rich old businessman suspects his much younger wife of cheating on him. When his weak heart forces him to have a risky surgery he leaves a videotaped last will and testament - with a sadistic twist.
- After a chance meeting with an unscrupulous alarm salesman, Denis decides to take on board some of his unethical practises and see if they can work for him.
- Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills. While on the road she meets a famous highwayman, and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.
- A series of plays for children which featured the supernatural frequently and science fiction occasionally.
- Mrs.Slocomb's cat Tiddles goes missing. Fearing the cat may never return and knowing how fond their colleague was of her pet, the staff come together and buy her a kitten.
- Chris returns from WWI unable to recognize his wife Kitty. He wants to reunite with Margaret, his former lover. Kitty hires a psychiatrist to address Chris's feelings for Margaret and cousin Jenny, but sees the man she knew is gone.
- Virginia-born Lady Astor is the first woman to sit in the Westminster Parliament. Her outspokenness in unpopular causes leaves her open to heartbreak, both public and private.
- Drama following the turbulent career of Labour politician Nye Bevan, founder of the National Health Service.
- This TV series is based on a book of the same name by Howard Spring published in 1940. It describes the rise of the British socialist movement from the mid 19th century to the 1930s by following the life of its protagonist a studious working class lad who becomes a politician. Some say it was based on the career of Ramsey MacDonald, the first Labour Party prime minister at Westminster, although there are many differences. There was an earlier film adaptation of the book with the same name starring Sir Michael Redgrave.
- Much to Dudley's horror, Susan arrives home from the hairdressers to declare that she is now in a punk rock group.
- Glover is charmed by new admission Harry Bridgewater - until it transpires that he is a prisoner who has come in for an operation with a guard in attendance. Having tried to pass himself off as a hardened criminal Bridgewater has to admit he is but a getaway driver but asks the patients to cover for him whilst he escapes - for a night - to have sex with his wife. They agree and persuade Dr Thorpe to assist them but will the convict return next day?
- Like many families in Britain, the Hodgkins get their first television set in time for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. The whole family gather to watch the broadcast, including Patricia and her family, visiting from the USA, and next-door neighbours the Birketts.
- Mr. Claypole creates a special camera that can capture entire movies on a single photograph. Unfortunately for the newly-formed "Rentamovie", a rival company uses intimidation tactics to try and get hold of the priceless invention.
- Comedy about two rival antique dealers.
- Two young people discover true love, only to have their romance threatened by the events of World War I.
- Albert discovers his mother's old Post Office book.
- The Right Honorable James Hacker has landed the plum job of Cabinet Minister to the Department of Administration. At last he is in a position of power and can carry out some long-needed reforms, or so he thinks.
- Dudley Rush is an artist with a difference. Eccentric and childlike, he insists of wearing his large lion ventriloquist glove-puppet on his hand whenever he draws the "Barney, the Bionic Bulldog" comic strip. Unhappy about having to spend what he considers valuable time working, he always procrastinates, so he's always late meeting the strip's deadlines, which frustrates his long-suffering agent, Duncan Thomas, who often falls victim to Dudley's practical jokes. Duncan frequently visits the Rush home; it's quite obvious that he's strongly attracted to Dudley's lovely wife Muriel, which drives Dudley to bouts of excessive jealousy. Dudley is also annoyed at the excessive number of Muriel's delicious cakes that Duncan delightedly tucks into when he visits. With Dudley, Muriel, and their attractive daughters Jacqui and Susan all being blessed with their own wonderfully weird, ready wit, life at the Rushes' is never dull.
- While golfing on the Welsh coast, Bobby Jones apparently hits a stranger who falls off the the sea cliff. His enigmatic last words are "Why didn't they ask Evans?"
- In the London of the 1910s, a self-effacing, decent man of fifty confronts what appears to be the perfect opportunity to rid himself of his unloved, nagging wife and be free for a blissful life with his mistress.
- Comedy series starring Harry H Corbett (in his final series), as Grundy, a recently divorced puritanical newsagent who hates the notion of a 'permissive society' and rallies against it. He strikes up a friendship with Beryl Loomis (Lynda Baron) whose husband actually ran off with Grundy's wife.
- Double-length musical holiday special: it's Christmas Eve, a most important day for scarecrows as they must stand in position to guide Santa Claus back to the North Pole. Worzel Gummidge, however, deserts his post to enjoy the delights of the season, jeopardizing his chances for attending the Scarecrow Ball.
- Tim works to improve Britain's chances in the Olympic games while Graeme and Bill look for ways to take advantage of it.