Murder in Successville

(BBC1, 11.25pm-11.55pm)

Comedy is a funny business. Sitcoms of different kinds focusing on a variety of people are made every year, but only a handful become a major success. Murder in Successville is one of those. It began on BBC3 in 2015, and now has a following on BBC One; the third series began a couple of weeks ago, and it continues to go from strength to strength. Last week, it was Richard Osman who joined DI Sleet (Tom Davis) in his efforts to find out who murdered Bjork while stealing a piece of art. This time around, we’re going back in time to the Victorian era, where Martin Kemp is the famous face trying to help Sleet.