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TV schedule Friday 16th October 1981

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8pm
25 min
ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV

Roots

Episode 6 - Extraordinary People

Melvyn Solomons has a promising career as dentist ahead of him but he wants to become an art student.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:15pm
30 min
BBC One. Copyright: BBC

Rosie

Series 4, Episode 5 - Big Night at Freezi-Pops

Will true love ever run smooth for Wilmot and the girl from Freezipops?

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 8:30pm
30 min
Kinvig. Image shows from L to R: Miss Griffin (Prunella Gee), Des Kinvig (Tony Haygarth). Copyright: London Weekend Television

Kinvig

Episode 7

Sci-fi sitcom about Des Kinvig, an electrical repair man who has a Martian encounter and becomes involved in saving Earth.

BBC Two 9pm
25 min
Not The Nine O'Clock News. Image shows from L to R: Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones. Copyright: Getty Images

Not The Nine O'Clock News

1981 Highlights Compilations, Highlights Special - An Eighth Chance To See Not The Nine O'Clock News

Another chance to bone up on the bits you don't quite know by heart yet, from the previous three series. With Rowan Thingy
Pamela Whatsit, Mel Errrm and Griff Rhys Jones.

BBC Two 10:15pm
30 min
BBC Two

Revolting Women

Episode 5

The last in a series of five comedy revues. Tonight the team stir up trouble in the Hotel Revolta - sketches, songs - and lots of father-in-law jokes! Plus the final episode of Bogwomen.

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