Rewind TV Wednesday

The Optimist imagines himself on an exotic beach where he falls in love with The Girl despite his misadventures learning to surf and dancing at the nightclub.

Alan Whicker visits Kerala to see the martial art of Kalarippayat and attends a festival where elephants in gold armour engage in a battle of Umbrellas.

By a strange order of events, Dick and Swiftnick find themselves thrown into jail at Slough together with Glutton and Spiker

Game show hosted by Derek Hobson where dogs and their owners compete for money and prizes.

Arthur C Clarke devotes this episode to a story old as man, something falling to Earth from the sky

Music by Ian Dury, the Lightning Seeds and James. Richard Latto presents alternative anthems from a music community with attitude.

Sheila's son Daniel gets a holiday job at the hospital. Medical comedy, starring Nichola McAuliffe

Brenda is devastated by Malcolm's news - can Linda provide an explanation? Comedy, starring Emma Wray

After spending the night together Laura worries whether Mike will still be interested in her. Comedy, starring Judi Dench and Michael Williams

A gangster takes over the band's favourite restaurant. Determined to put things right, they get jobs as waiters so they can expose the crook's villainous ways

Trevor and Jill meet up with a 'refugee' who turns out to be a computer-literate bank robber. Comedy thriller, starring James Bolam and Barbara Flynn

Concluding part of Alan Plater's comedy thriller, which sees Trevor and Jill head for the seaside in an attempt to escape Ivan and Peter. Starring James Bolam and Barbara Flynn

When the Mayor retires, Lucia is invited to stand for election on the Tilling council - giving her a taste for power. Prunella Scales stars

With the local elections imminent, Harvey steps forward as a Labour candidate, while Maggie is after some free suits from an admirer. Comedy, starring Kenneth Cranham

Music by Ian Dury, the Lightning Seeds and James. Richard Latto presents alternative anthems from a music community with attitude.

After spending the night together Laura worries whether Mike will still be interested in her. Comedy, starring Judi Dench and Michael Williams

A gangster takes over the band's favourite restaurant. Determined to put things right, they get jobs as waiters so they can expose the crook's villainous ways

Brenda is devastated by Malcolm's news - can Linda provide an explanation? Comedy, starring Emma Wray

Dorothy is approached by a handsome local in the café and Cyril is appalled when she agrees to go out for dinner with him

When the Mayor retires, Lucia is invited to stand for election on the Tilling council - giving her a taste for power. Prunella Scales stars

A man on his way to an opera is found three days later wandering in the Mexican desert, wearing full evening dress and with no memory of how he got there

Part three of six. Sapphire disappears while trying to contact the creature inside the capsule - but Silver is on hand to help Steel solve the mystery

Part four of six. Silver transports Sapphire and Steel into the experimental pod from the future, where they come face to face with an adult-sized infant

Dorothy is approached by a handsome local in the café and Cyril is appalled when she agrees to go out for dinner with him

Mandy uses her feminine wiles to solve a cash-flow problem, Martin is still obsessed with Clare, and Matthew takes up palmistry

Improvised comedy presented by Clive Anderson

Improvised comedy presented by Clive Anderson.

A man on his way to an opera is found three days later wandering in the Mexican desert, wearing full evening dress and with no memory of how he got there

Part three of six. Sapphire disappears while trying to contact the creature inside the capsule - but Silver is on hand to help Steel solve the mystery

Part four of six. Silver transports Sapphire and Steel into the experimental pod from the future, where they come face to face with an adult-sized infant

With the local elections imminent, Harvey steps forward as a Labour candidate, while Maggie is after some free suits from an admirer. Comedy, starring Kenneth Cranham

Music by Ian Dury, the Lightning Seeds and James. Richard Latto presents alternative anthems from a music community with attitude.

Sheila's son Daniel gets a holiday job at the hospital. Medical comedy, starring Nichola McAuliffe

Mandy uses her feminine wiles to solve a cash-flow problem, Martin is still obsessed with Clare, and Matthew takes up palmistry

Improvised comedy presented by Clive Anderson

Arthur C Clarke devotes this episode to a story old as man, something falling to Earth from the sky

Clive Gunnell's South West walk starts at Minehead and continues to Bridgewater.

Dressed for the 'wild west', The Optimist sets out for a 'Dude Ranch' and is introduced to the riding instructor, although he finds that a rival is already in her favours.