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Buying goods from the comfort of home

Buying goods from the comfort of home

Stan overspends at the dog track and is unable to pay his housekeeping money, so hits on the idea of using the bus to give the senior citizens a day out in return for cash. Comedy, starring Reg Varney

Dour DI Jack Frost suspects a man he arrested years before for a series of bizarre assaults on children could have returned to the area and recommenced his unsavoury activities. He tracks down the culprit, who swears he has turned over a new leaf, and decides not to charge him - a decision that shocks fellow sleuth DS Maud, whose misgivings are later justified in tragic fashion. Starring David Jason, Peter Gunn, Susannah Doyle, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons and Gwyneth Powell

Louisa is shocked and Martin suspicious by the unannounced return of her father. Ruth is helping Martin with his blood phobia when she discovers his predicament, and an unexpected caravan squatter thwarts Bert's dreams of making a quick buck

After enjoying a trip to the theatre with Captain Hastings, the detective is disturbed by the sound of gunshots in an apartment at Whitehaven Mansions, and soon finds himself investigating a murder. Drama, starring David Suchet, Hugh Fraser and Philip Jackson

Part one of two. A seat becomes vacant on the local council when Sam Popham is taken ill, so Pop stands in the election, and Mariette returns from holiday with Charley. David Jason stars

Part two of two. Pop and Ma become the target of dirty tricks and smear tactics during the election campaign, and Charley is placed in a compromising position by Abigail's teacher

The dapper Belgian sleuth receives several anonymous letters outlining a killer's intention to murder a succession of people in alphabetical order, prompting him to try to unmask the culprit before the body-count mounts. Crime drama based on the Agatha Christie novel, starring David Suchet, with Pippa Guard, Donald Sumpter and Miranda Forbes

Newlyweds Mike and Ellie decide to build their dream home at a beauty spot called Gypsy's Acre, ignoring the warnings of elusive romany Mrs Lee about an ancient curse supposedly cast upon the land. The couple settle into their new life, but the mysterious woman makes her presence felt, subjecting them to a campaign of hatred in an attempt to force them out. Tragedy soon strikes, but as luck would have it Miss Marple is staying nearby with her recently widowed old friend Mrs Phillpot. However, if the spinster sleuth is to solve the puzzle, she must put her own life in grave danger. Murder mystery, starring Julia McKenzie, with Wendy Craig, Glynis Barber, Hugh Dennis, Tamzin Outhwaite, Tom Hughes, Joanna Vanderham, Aneurin Barnard, William Hope and Janet Henfrey

A woman is murdered in a hedgerow but her son survives the attack, only to fall beneath the ice of a frozen pond as he makes his escape. DCI Vera Stanhope wades in and drags him out, and against all the odds he pulls through. As the investigation into the mother's killing unfolds, Vera finds a kindred spirit in the boy and comes to realise the key to solving the case lies deep in his memory. Detective drama, starring Brenda Blethyn, with Kerry Fox and Kieran O'Brien

After a lifetime of travels that have taken her across the globe, Joanna Lumley is making her most personal journey yet. The final episode takes Joanna from North Wales to St Michael's Mount and the West Country, ending in her home city of London

Buying goods from the comfort of home