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Vera | Sunday 1st May | ITV1 20:00
Season 1 Episode 1 of 4 | Detective/Thriller

New series. Brenda Blethyn stars in four murder mysteries as DCI Vera Stanhope, who tracks down killers with the help of long-suffering sidekick DS Joe Ashworth (David Leon). In the first film, adapted from Ann Cleeves' novel Hidden Depths, two people are murdered in the same manner - their bodies placed in water and surrounded by flowers. Vera, Joe and the team must work quickly to find the culprit, uncovering complex and dysfunctional relationships among a group of bird-watching friends who protect one another. Also starring Gina McKee, Wunmi Mosaku, Paul Ritter and Neil Armstrong

| Thu 28 Apr 2011 18:50:16 #11 |
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Exile | Sunday 1st May | BBC One 21:00
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3 | Movie/Drama

New series. Journalist Tom Ronstadt returns to his childhood home in Lancashire after 18 years away, hoping to uncover the truth behind the incident that caused him to leave. However, his father Sam holds the key to understanding what happened - and in recent years, his memory has become depleted by the effects of Alzheimer's disease. As Tom struggles to work his way back into life with his family and former friends, he recalls a name from the past - and realises his father's secret could be far more serious than he imagined. Psychological thriller, starring John Simm, Jim Broadbent and Olivia Colman

| Thu 28 Apr 2011 18:51:58 #12 |
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Archer | Tuesday 3rd May | 5* 22:00
Season 2 Episode 1 of 13 | Comedy

New series. The secret agents protect a billionaire's teenage daughter, but Archer finds out that the real threat comes not from terrorists but from the teenager herself

| Tue 3 May 2011 12:13:04 #13 |
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Misfits | Tuesday 3rd May | Channel 4 23:05
Season 2 Episode 1 of 7 | Comedy

New series. A masked man leads the outcasts to Nathan's grave, where they come to realise he is still alive and dig him up. Meanwhile, the reunited friends encounter a psychiatric patient, who was previously obsessed with Simon, and discover she is using her strange powers to exact revenge on him for publicly snubbing her. Comedy drama, starring Robert Sheehan, Iwan Rheon and Lauren Socha

| Tue 3 May 2011 12:14:45 #14 |
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PhoneShop | Friday 13th May | Channel 4 22:55
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6 | Comedy

New series. The leading salesman of a mobile-phone retailer returns to prison, so his colleagues resolve to do as much business as possible to maintain their position as `kings of the high street'. In the first episode, new recruit Christopher joins the team and is taught the tricks of the trade by Ashley, Jerwayne and Janine

| Wed 11 May 2011 18:49:40 #15 |
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All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Monday 23rd May | BBC2 21:00
Season 1 Episode 1 of 3 | Documentary

New series. Adam Curtis explores the influence of computers on human life, discussing how they promised global stability and a new kind of democracy in the 1990s. The first programme compares digital entrepreneurs with disciples of novelist Ayn Rand in the 1950s, who saw themselves as a prototype for a future society, and considers how both groups were affected by the love and power of people

| Sun 22 May 2011 14:25:41 #16 |
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Scott & Bailey
Sunday 29th May | ITV1 21:00
Season 1 Episode 1 of 6 | Detective/Thriller

New series. Detective drama following the personal and professional lives of two detectives working for a Manchester police unit that specialises in murder cases. DC Janet Scott (Lesley Sharp) and DC Rachel Bailey (Suranne Jones) investigate the case of a pregnant woman who was killed in her bedroom. Meanwhile, Rachel's love life takes a turn for the worse and Janet gets a call that reawakens a past tragedy. Also starring Rupert Graves, Amelia Bullmore and Nicholas Gleaves

| Wed 25 May 2011 18:22:45 #17 |
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Horrible Histories
Monday 30th May | CBBC 17:45
Season 3 Episode 1 of 13 | Children/History

New series. Historical characters and events are explored in sketches, cartoons and quizzes, based on the books by Terry Deary. Comedy talent including Sarah Hadland, Steve Punt and Meera Syal help bring the strange facts, gory battles and crazy inventions to life

| Wed 25 May 2011 18:38:35 #18 |
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Lead Balloon
Tuesday 31st May | BBC2 22:00
Season 4 Episode 1 of 6 |Sitcom

New series. A Sunday newspaper decides to write a feature about Mel, and with his efforts to produce a best-selling novel on indefinite hold, Rick sets out to hijack her moment in the spotlight in an effort to restart his career. However, his plan to acquire a pet pig to pose with in photographs ends up falling disastrously flat. Comedy, starring Jack Dee

| Wed 25 May 2011 18:41:09 #19 |
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New Tricks
Monday 4th July | BBC One 21:00
Season 8 Episode 1 of 10 | Detective/Thriller

New series. The veteran detectives return to investigate a fresh batch of unsolved crimes, beginning with the murder of a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum. The team discovers the victim was a respected but outspoken scientist with a knack for rubbing people up the wrong way - and when it comes out he was strongly opposed to the museum's sponsorship deal with a large fuel company, the cops soon have plenty of suspects. Amanda Redman stars, with guest appearances by the late Trevor Bannister (Are You Being Served?), Lucy Brown (Primeval) and Natasha Little (Spooks)

| Wed 29 Jun 2011 9:25:55 #20 |