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Contortions: Rose and Alice spring surprises on their returns to Portofino, and Cecil schemes to take control of the Hotel and warn off Marco. S2 Ep4

Hearts of Darkness: Why can't the Meldrews just have a nice pleasant day out? Naturally, a trip out on the river leads to epic complications for Victor and his long-suffering spouse. S4 Ep3

Grape Vine: Snobbery and class: classic ingredients for sitcoms, as evidenced here. Audrey feels appearances demand she take a holiday, but dreads leaving the Manor in DeVere's hands. S1 Ep6

A Cup O'Kindness: Pearl investigates when a mother takes her daughter out for a boat ride and the pair need rescuing after the craft is sabotaged. [SL] S1 Ep5

Shopping from Home.

Shopping from Home.

Rising Damp: Sitcom about the Essex sisters Sharon and Tracey. With Darryl back in prison, Tracey decides to kick over the traces. Sharon launches a campaign to free Chris. S7 Ep6

Three Up, Two Down: The Essex sibling sitcom with Chigwell's Sharon and Tracey. With their business in ruins, Sharon and Tracey take drastic measures to sort out their future. S7 Ep7

In the Smoke: Charming drama series about a detective-cum-restaurateur. When the Crabbes borrow a friend's London flat, they soon realise he has mysteriously disappeared. S5 Ep7

Smelling of Roses: The final episode of the delicious detective drama starring Richard Griffiths. Crabbe has lost his sense of smell, and a royal visit is expected at police HQ. S5 Ep8

The Firefly Cage: It's the genuine article: a chance to see the very first television appearance of Ian McShane's loveable rogue! Lovejoy is intrigued when a girl buys a firefly cage. S1 Ep1

The Missing Man: Mark Williams is the sleuthing cleric. Father Brown deduces that the apparent suicide of a recently returned RAF pilot was actually murder. S4 Ep7

Couldn't Organise One: Dennis 'Minder' Waterman stars in the crime drama with a splash of comedy. The team probes a death at a brewery, which proves an intoxicating experience. S5 Ep5

Magic Majestic: Crime drama with the amiable ageing detectives, including ex-Likely Lad James Bolam. A session with the Magic Circle's Dr Moroni leaves Gerry feeling paranoid. S5 Ep6

The Reconstituted Corpse: Mystery drama series from David Renwick, writer of One Foot in the Grave. A cosmetic surgeon is found murdered at his Harley Street clinic. S1 Ep2

A Crime of Passion: Part 1: Jack Felton, the charming young owner of a fruit and vegetable delivery company, is found brutally stabbed in his own home. S2 Ep7

A Crime of Passion: Part 2: Investigations reveal that Kai had broken into Jack's house to steal his drugs and take them to another dealer. S2 Ep8

From the Cradle to the Grave: Chaos ensues when a museum's Egyptian mummy case turns out to contain the body of a very recently deceased woman. S8 Ep1

Buchan's knowledge of Jack the Ripper helps Chandler identify a suspect - but an attempt to catch him in the act goes terribly wrong. S1 Ep2

Missing Joseph: The poisoning of a Lancashire vicar appears to be a tragic accident - until Lynley and Havers delve deeper into his past and discover a sinister motive for murder. S1 Ep4