Killing their creation off in a Segway accident allows Simon Day and writer-director Rhys Thomas to present "an exclusive, cobbled-together tribute, with whoever we could get hold of at short notice". In practice, the spoof obituary means a greatest-hits feel, as Christopher Eccleston, Jane Asher and the rest take their characters' disdain for Pern up a notch. There follows a compilation of Pern hits, "with some poorly written captions underneath". Sublime.

Brian Pern - a knowing parody of the rock eulogy

Following the unofficial year of celebrity death that was 2016, another victim has been claimed by the great Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame in the sky.

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"In part two of this revealing but convoluted documentary," says narrator Rhys Thomas, our man Brian (Simon Day) enters the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This prompts a retrospective. In the 1970s and 80s, Brian enjoyed mainstream success, pitched here somewhere between Peter Gabriel and Dire Straits; meanwhile, Thotch carried on without their departed talisman, regrouping as an outfit very similar to Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac.

This is the funniest Pern yet. Every line of Thomas and Day's script brings a laugh, and even the editing and archive shots are carefully loaded with absurdity. Scorching guest turns come from Christopher Eccleston as the producer of Brian's awful Madchester LP, and Jane Asher as an apoplectic ex-wife.

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Stella goes all out to tug as many heart strings as possible in a big set-piece episode: the stag and hen dos. And it works like a dream. Stella and next-door neighbour Michael inch towards reconciliation, while working on the big celebrations, she to organise a big pamper session for the women, he to rally the troops for some paintballing.

Newly elected Aunty Brenda creates a rift with Dai Davies, the car-lot owner with the impossibly white teeth. And on the serious side, Luke has some explaining to do to wife Zoe - why are they in debt, and who is the cougar who seems to have got her claws into him? (Apart from being played by Jane Asher, that is.) You may guess where it's all going, but Stella remains deeply enjoyable. A very happy valley indeed.

This new cartoon series is Britain's answer to ]Family Guy.But if it looks slickly American that's because, although it was created by brothers Jack and Harry Williams and Alex Scarfe - son of cartoonist Gerald Scarfe and Jane Asher - the animation was done in LA at the studio responsible for Futurama, and The Simpsons Movie.

Be warned that Full English isn't for kids. It features animated sex plus some stuff about Nazis and disabled people that is offensive in ways I haven't even worked out yet. And one character's pursuit of The Queen could well spark another royal scandal. Simon Cowell probably won't be a fan either.

The voice work is by Richard Ayoade as dad Edgar, Rosie Cavaliero as wife Wendy and Fonejacker's Kayvan Novak as both of their sons.

The standout tonight is daughter Eve (voiced by Daisy Haggard), who auditions for Britain's Got Talent with hilariously predictable results. I'm not sure about the father-in-law and his imaginary friend, though. Is Britain ready for a large green balloon?

The "Them" of the title refers to comedy stalwarts like Sally Phillips and Blake Harrison. But what's startling about this patchy sketch show is that it also features comic cameos from serious actors such as Denis Lawson, Jane Asher, Bill Paterson and even Simon Callow. The sketches, ranging from unhinged to downright surreal, come thick and fast, so when they don't work so well (the talking blancmange man), there's a better one round the corner, like the stretched-head boy whom doctors diagnose as being born at the wrong aspect ratio). Continues tomorrow.

Channel 4's Funny Fortnight continues with this ultra-starry two-part sketch show. A crack-team of comedians including Smack the Pony's Sally Phillips, Facejacker's Kayvan Novak and impressionist Morgana Robinson all appear, aided by cameos from Jane Asher, Simon Callow and Denis Lawson. It's a pleasure to see them at work together, even if the material doesn't always tally with their talent. Highlights include Novak as a manic Scots auctioneer and Robinson and Asher as frustrated policewomen desperate for a meaty murder to solve. Part two follows tomorrow night.

The second series of this gentle sitcom about two OAP housemates comes to an end. Amber (Katherine Parkinson) has persuaded her uptight boyfriend Steve to propose. Sally (Jane Asher), the snobby mother of the groom, plans a lavish wedding. Amber's father Tom (Roger Lloyd Pack) panics at the cost and even considers flogging his beloved motorbike. Not so much bad as boring.

First of all, I need to say a big "Hello!" to Tom (Roger Lloyd Pack), who you can see reading this column in the opening scenes of tonight's episode. Never let it be said that We Love Telly is open to bribery but any shows wanting to be Pick Of The Day in future... let's just say that you know what you have to do.

That's a principle Tom would certainly agree with because tonight he manages to score himself a smartphone in exchange for his daughter's hand in marriage - and I think we all know who got the best end of the deal there.

It's the last in the current series, which has got sprightlier and more adorable by the week. And Tom's making the most of his chance to spend quality time with Sally (Jane Asher) as they thrash out the details of Amber's wedding to Sally's son, Steve.

Katherine Parkinson makes a welcome return as Amber and as well as a new fiancé, she's also got a new hobby to be rubbish at: gardening. "Weeds, flowers - how are you supposed to know?" she despairs as she's confronted by an incriminating wheelbarrow. "Garden­­ing is just racism for plants!"