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Schedule Tuesday 1st November 1983

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 4:40pm
25 min
Rentaghost

Rentaghost

Series 8, Episode 3

To know how common people live, Queen Matilda gets a job as the Perkins' cleaner-to send her back to the spirit world, Nadia and Hazel go inside Claypole's head. Dobbin sees Meaker floating out of the window and Ethel worries that the birds might get him!

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Yes Minister. Image shows from L to R: Bernard Woolley (Derek Fowlds), James Hacker (Paul Eddington), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne). Copyright: BBC

Yes Minister

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Ecomomy Drive

Hacker attempts to make cutbacks in the Department of Administrative Affairs, so Sir Humphrey starts "Operation Hairshirt" - a plan to make Hacker give painful personal cuts to himself. After all, economy begins at home.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 7:40pm
30 min
Don't Wait Up. Image shows from L to R: Tom Latimer (Nigel Havers), Angela Latimer (Dinah Sheridan), Toby Latimer (Tony Britton). Copyright: BBC

Don't Wait Up

Series 1, Episode 2

Tom finds his father has made himself far too at home in his flat for comfort. After a row and a fresh debacle with Helen, he cooks up a "cheeky little casserole" to make amends; but his father already has plans for the evening, so Tom invites his mother for dinner instead.

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