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CLASSIC COMEDY Bread, 5.20pm,p Drama
CARLA LANE’S earthy Liverpudlian comedy (pictured) values the family above everything else, however shifty its individual members might be. This first episode introduces us to the Boswells, including no-nonsense matriciach Nellie (Jean Boht) and the enigmatic Joey, played by Peter Howitt, who went on to direct Sliding Doors and Johnny English.
VINTAGE FILM Kind Hearts And Coronets, 6.55pm, Talking Pictures TV
EALING black comedy starring Dennis Price as the man with a dastardly plan to reclaim his inheritance from the relatives in his way (all nine of them played by Alec Guinness).
CALIFORNIA COMEDY Grace And Frankie, Netflix
THE sixth and penultimate season of the saucy later-life friendship comedy starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, along with Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen. The series is past its best, but still delivers colour and cheer in January.
DATING SHOW 90 Day Fiance, 8pm, TLC
THE pressure is showing for the couples awaiting U.S. visas in this new episode. The religious divide between Mike and Natalie has widened into a chasm, while property is a problem for Anny and Robert. ‘Do you love me or my apartment?’ he asks, while she rails against what she sees as his boring social life. (Sky 133, Virgin 167)
SEARCH FOR ANSWERS Long Lost Family U.S., 9pm, Quest Red
JENNIFER was left in an Ohio laundromat as a baby and now, at 51 and with four children of her own, she wants to ask her birth mother why she abandoned her. When Chris Jacobs finally makes a break in her case, there is tragic news — but it’s not without solace. (Freeview 38, Sky 149, Virgin 170)
INSIDE THE FACTORY Richard Hammond’s Big, 9pm, Discovery
FORMER Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is allowed to roam the world’s largest car factory in this first of a new series, and he’s beside himself with excitement. It’s understandable. The VW factory in Wolfsburg, Germany is almost three times the size of Monaco, and produces a new car every 16 seconds.
U.S. CRIME SERIES Instinct, 9pm, Pick
ALAN CUMMING’S hammy ex-CIA man is back working with the police again in episode two. He’s called to the scene of the even hammier murder of a venture capitalist, and the ensuing case is solidly interesting — but the main business here is solidifying the chemistry between Dylan (Cumming) and his cop partner.
REALITY SHOW Wife Swapp USA,, 10pm,p, E4
THE mum of the Williams family (pictured) runs her household as if it were a business, describes herself as a ‘germophobe’, and dislikes cats. The Levines’ mum is a Jewish lawyer whose household has a looser approach to discipline (‘There are no rules’) — and no shortage of cats. When they swap, sparks fly, especially over germs.
MURDER MYSTERY Out Of Blue, 10pm, Sky Premiere
VISIONARY crime thriller from British director Carol Morley (Dreams Of A Life). Patricia Clarkson stars as a detective investigating the mysterious murder of an astrophysicist.