U&Drama TV Guide — Wednesday, 22 July 2026

When Eva, a worldly wise former acquaintance of Alvin arrives in the village, while Marina discovers she might have some competition as the apple of Howard's eye. Long running comedy, guest starring Shirley Ann Field

Barry tries to play matchmaker when he discovers that his neighbour Chislehurst is desperately lonely. However, the task soon proves difficult, and Barry quickly discovers that elegible women are hard to come by. Long-running comedy, starring Mike Grady and Tyler Butterworth

Howard hopes to revolutionise the animal-watching community by introducing mobile phones to their repertoire of tools. However, he quickly discovers the gadget is not exactly suited to the silent nature of the hobby, and tries to find another way to contact his friends. Sitcom, starring Robert Fyfe

Felix acts as a police adviser during the production of a bawdy film, on which the abrasive director is managing to rub everyone up the wrong way. Despite being incapacitated with a leg injury, Sister Boniface is called in to assist when a murder occurs on the set. Lorna Watson and Jerry Iwu star

Jess secretly arranges to go undercover on a date with Freddie to catch him off-guard and discover whether he is after the inheritance money

The team members have to draw on their powers of detection and discretion when a painting in the Queen's private collection is found to be a fake - and all the clues lead to an art forger and political activist who seemingly committed suicide after a fire destroyed his studio. Meanwhile, prospective grandfather Standing has to sell his beloved Triumph Stag to buy his pregnant daughter a pushchair. Anthony Head guest stars alongside Dennis Waterman and Amanda Redman

An ex-convict is found murdered in his home and suspicion immediately lands on a recently released child killer. Nikki and the Lyell team are introduced to forensic psychologist Sasha Blackburn, who works closely with those released from prison on licence, as both the victim and one of the suspects are clients of hers. The investigators soon learn that it is not just the minds of these young men that are fragile, but their freedom is too. Feature-length episode of the crime drama, guest starring Lyndsey Marshal and Niamh Cusack