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UTV Player, Until August 17 Six-part drama series set in the 1980s and loosely based on the memoirs of Jacqueline Gold, who set up the Ann Summers shops. Originally — and in this series — Ann Summers was more of a Tupperware party type idea (get a group of women together in someone’s house, get them a little bit drunk, then show them all sorts of irresistible items such as vibrators and crotchless knickers). Here, heroine Stephanie (Sophie Rundle) calls it a job “in sales” as she tells her mother, although her first reaction is: “I can’t even touch the stuff, never mind sell it!”

Her husband forbids it, then loses his job at the factory (It’s 1982 and job losses are general across the UK), so she sneaks off to earn them some money anyway, persuading the woman she cleans for, Pauline (Penelope Wilton), to host the first party, and best friend Nita (Angela Griffin) to get involved. There’s lots of snow-washed denim, bad perms, casual machismo and economic depression, along with a spot of slow-dawning sexual awakening and independence. Child Genius Channel4 On Demand, until August 31 There is a tiny hint of freak show to this, which can make it uncomfortable viewing, but for most of us, that will be outweighed by the sheer fascination of watching kids — in this case 8-12 yearolds — with the kind of mental agility, recall and problem solving abilities that any adult would be awed by. Starting with a group of 16, the kids battle it out through a variety of rounds, including one impossible-seeming attempt to memorise the entire rail network of the UK in an hour, until only two remain to go head-to-head in the final. And, of course, the real fascination is in the family dynamics. Who are the pushy parents, and have they any idea how badly they come across? Who are the kids who crack under pressure? The ones who enjoy the attention and come out smiling from hideously difficult tasks?