TV Guide Drama Saturday

02:35

S08E08

Terry helps out at the youth club

03:05

S01E01

Crime drama, starring Kerry Godliman

Restaurant owner Pearl Nolan sets up a detective agency after undergoing police training in an earlier career. She is soon embroiled in her first case when she discovers the body of her close friend Vinnie. Crime drama set on the Kent coast, based on novels by Julie Wassmer. Starring Kerry Godliman and Howard Charles

04:00

Teleshopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

06:00

Teleshopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

07:10

Birds of a Feather

S06E09

The sisters' lives take a dramatic turn

The success of a new business venture causes Sharon and Tracey's lives to take a new direction. Meanwhile, Dorien advises a depressed Garth, who's desperate to find out what life's all about. With Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph

07:40

Birds of a Feather

S06E10

Sharon faces a momentous decision

With the swimming pool enterprise beginning to pick up increased trade, Sharon tries to get Chris to agree to sign over his half of the cafe business so she can sell it on. Comedy, starring Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson

08:15

Birds of a Feather

S06E11

The girls recall their first loves

Sharon, Tracey and Dorien spend a quiet Saturday evening reminiscing about their first boyfriends - then decide to track down the gentlemen in question. Comedy, starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph

08:55

Pie in the Sky

S04E01

Part one of two. The sleuthing chef investigates a murder

Part one of two. Crabbe leaves the restaurant behind for a day at the races, but his fun is cut short by the discovery of a stable lad's dead body. Starring Richard Griffiths, Samantha Womack, Maggie Steed and Malcolm Sinclair

09:55

Pie in the Sky

S04E02

Part two of two. A second body is discovered

Part two of two. Detective-cum-chef Henry Crabbe continues his investigations into the murder of a stable-hand, but faces pressure from Fisher as a second body is discovered. Meanwhile, the friendship between Margaret and Bob Bishop arouses suspicion. Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed star

10:55

Pie in the Sky

S04E03

Racists attack a Chinese takeaway

Crabbe helps the owners of a local Chinese takeaway whose pride and takings are steadily being eroded by racist attacks, while the Great British Grub competition looks set to be a roaring success. Comedy drama, starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed

11:55

Father Brown

S03E14

The priest is told about an assassination plot

The priest finds himself in a seemingly impossible situation when he is told during a confession that Bishop Talbot will be assassinated tomorrow. Fifties-set crime drama based on the stories by GK Chesterton, starring Mark Williams

12:55

New Tricks

S04E05

The team questions whether an executed man was guilty

Standing and the team reinvestigate the 50-year-old murder of Frederick Tully, a wages clerk at Battersea Power Station. Discovering new evidence that leads them to doubt the man executed for the crime was guilty, they question the validity of the original case against him. Drama, guest starring George Cole, Roy Hudd and Jan Francis

13:55

New Tricks

S04E06

Two people confess to murder

A body is found, prompting two people to confess to murder. When tests show the corpse is more than 600 years old, the team must discover why the pair took responsibility for a crime they could not possibly have committed and if they are in fact the perpetrators of other killings. Alun Armstrong and James Bolam star

15:15

Darby and Joan

S02E03

Joan's estranged sister, Max, invites her and Jack to an island resort

16:10

Darby and Joan

S02E04

Jack and Joan's winery trip is interrupted when a fire nearly kills an employee

17:10

The Chelsea Detective

S02E01

Art gallery manager Chris Milton-Elwes is found dead.

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18:10

The Chelsea Detective

S02E02

When the vault is finally opened, Rebekah is alive but unconscious

19:15

The Brokenwood Mysteries

S07E04

A farmer's market owner is murdered

21:10

Smother

S01E01

Thriller, starring Dervla Kirwan

Val Ahern's husband Denis is found dead at the foot of a cliff close to their home the morning after a family party. She begins to investigate the truth behind his relationships with his nearest and dearest to find out who might have been responsible for his brutal death and uncovers an intricate web of lies. Thriller, starring Dervla Kirwan

22:25

Smother

S01E02

Val struggles to understand Grace's recent erratic behaviour

Val struggles to understand Grace's recent erratic behaviour, while the local Garda look closer at the Ahern family as the investigation moves away from treating Denis's death as an accident. Thriller, starring Dervla Kirwan

23:35

Rebus

S04E02

The moderator-elect of the Church of Scotland is murdered

The moderator-elect of the Church of Scotland and a female companion are found naked in a car with their throats cut, but the church closes ranks as Rebus investigates the background to the case, uncovering long-buried rivalries, lies and grudges within the institution. Meanwhile, a retired police colleague in the early stages of dementia claims he is being poisoned by staff at his nursing home. Drama, starring Ken Stott, with Lorcan Cranitch, Andrew Neil and John Stahl

01:05

Darby and Joan

S02E04

Jack and Joan's winery trip is interrupted when a fire nearly kills an employee

02:05

The Brokenwood Mysteries

S03E03

A classic car enthusiast is found dead with a lungful of petrol

The chairman of the Classic Car Restoration Society is found dead alongside his beloved El Dorado with a lungful of gasoline. The investigators try to determine whether his fate was due to a petrol siphoning accident or something more deliberate. They also wonder whether it was linked to an unidentified dead body found in his garage the day before. Neill Rea and Fern Sutherland star