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TV tonight: rags-to-riches Yorkshire period drama The Hardacres

the Guardian·the Guardian·19 days ago
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The Hardacres 9pm, Channel 5 This attempt to create a class-hopping version of Downton Abbey is generic but still very likable. As the second season begins, the working-class Hardacres are wondering how much longer they’ll be able to afford their country pile as a recession hits their business. Meanwhile, next door, the old money is struggling too, as Emma receives a visit from her formidable mother, Lady Imelda (Michele Dotrice). Whatever will she make of the upstart new neighbours? Phil Harrison Morecambe and Wise 1968: The Lost Tape 8pm, BBC Four Airing on what would have been Eric Morecambe’s 100th birthday, this episode of The Morecambe and Wise Show – a recording of which was recently discovered in a private film collection – was first shown in September 1968 during the duo’s debut season at the BBC. With writer Eddie Braben yet to join, it’s a pre-superstardom M&W, but the magic is in there.…

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