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“The Trouble With Maggie Cole” (PBS — series premiere, Oct. 18)

Beloved British comedy actress Dawn French (“The Vicar of Dibley”) returns to series television in this new dramedy set in Thurlbury, a quaint coastal village. As the show opens, shop owner and busybody Maggie Cole (French), who presents herself as a local historian, stirs up life in the village during a tipsy interview on a radio show, when she makes some indiscreet revelations about several of her neighbors. Mark Heap, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Vicki Pepperdine also star.