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Rowdy tourists cause problems in Reading, a routine stop gets out of hand for police in Slough, and an officer has a lucky escape after being involved in a head-on collision. Plus, footage of a pursuit involving six patrol cars, a helicopter and three stingers

Thomas and Higgins try to help Kumu's friend Zhao recover her life savings, which were lost to a scammer, while TC becomes increasingly frustrated at the lack of progress in his recovery and pushes everyone away

After the shooting of a member of 20-Squad, Hondo and the team launch a citywide manhunt for the crew responsible. Meanwhile, Deacon's plans for his future hit a snag, and Powell and Alfaro clash over a tricky issue.

The crew discovers an idyllic planet in the orbit of an unchartered star and are amazed to find it has fresh air, clean water and an abundance of food. Rush investigates when the countdown clock does not activate for the first time, and concern mounts that it may all be too good to be true

Rush resorts to desperate measures to find the code needed to control the Destiny's flight path, linking himself to the ship's computer via the neural interface chair. Elsewhere, Lt Scott, Eli, Chloe and Greer explore underground ruins on a planet showing traces of a past civilisation. Sci-fi drama, guest starring Michael Shanks

Ned Flanders resigns as coach of Springfield's junior football team, so Homer takes his place - and tries to make up for his own childhood shortcomings on the sports field by giving Bart the role of star quarterback. Featuring the guest voices of Joe Namath and Mike Judge

Apu's mother arrives in Springfield to organise his arranged marriage to the daughter of a family friend, but he is unwilling to have his future decided for him and pretends he already has a wife - Marge

Star Trek legend George Takei beams down to Hawaii in a story that sees McGarrett and Catherine helping a 13-year-old boy whose father has gone missing - a search that leads them to a backwoods moonshine operation

A university professor's body is found decomposing in a bath of acid, and the team eventually narrows the field of suspects to three people - his boss, his teaching assistant and a student who he had earlier caught cheating. Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan star in the crime drama

Thomas and Higgins enlist Katsumoto to go undercover when a chef at a high-end restaurant goes missing, while Kumu works with Cade at the Cultural Centre, confronting one of America's darker chapters

The team faces off against a family of doomsday preppers barricaded inside their fortress of a home, with Deacon finding himself at the centre of the storm and Tan clashing with a reporter covering the incident. Powell grapples with meeting the child she gave up for adoption 18 years ago

Lisa goes on an archaeological dig with the school, and uncovers an unusual fossil, which the townsfolk are convinced is the skeleton of an angel. Thinking he can make a profit out of the find, Homer steals it, puts it in his garage, and charges people to see it. With the guest voice of scientist Stephen Jay Gould

Mrs Krabappel tires of her lonely life and searches for love in the personal ads, unaware that Bart knows of her plight and sees it as the perfect opportunity to make mischief. Meanwhile, Homer promises to stop swearing if Ned Flanders shaves off his moustache

Wanda accuses Larry of deliberately adopting a dog she deems racist. He also loses his reputation as a friend of the lesbian community, and hires a private investigator to uncover some information about his past. Guest starring Rosie O'Donnell and Mekhi Phifer

Carrie feels sure she has ruined her image in front of Big after she has an embarrassing accident in the bedroom. Miranda feels frustrated about her lack of night-time activity, and Samantha takes an unusual approach to finding erotic fulfilment. Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth star

Samantha finds that size really does matter in a relationship. Miranda discovers her boyfriend suffers from a serious case of Catholic guilt, and Charlotte fears she may be left on the shelf. Meanwhile, Carrie has an unusual encounter with Big's mother. Cynthia Nixon stars

Chin awakes to find he has been kidnapped and transported to Halawa prison, where he hopes not to be recognised by the inmates he is partly responsible for convicting. Meanwhile, Kono's suspicions about Michael increase following a strange phone call

Thomas and Higgins enlist Katsumoto to go undercover when a chef at a high-end restaurant goes missing, while Kumu works with Cade at the Cultural Centre, confronting one of America's darker chapters