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Life in the Fast Food Lane (Season 6 Episode 2 of 8): Arthur picks up an illegal car phone. Minder airs on ITV4 at 10:00 AM, Sunday 5 May. Arthur picks up an illegal car phone

Life in the Fast Food Lane (Season 6 Episode 2 of 8): Arthur picks up an illegal car phone. Minder airs on ITV4 at 12:30 AM, Friday 3 May. Arthur picks up an illegal car phone

Around the Corner (Season 5 Episode 9 of 10): Arthur's unlucky streak continues. Minder airs on ITV4 at 3:10 PM, Thursday 25 April. Arthur's unlucky streak continues

Director Renny Harlin's 1995 swashbuckling box office bomb "Cutthroat Island" debuts in the 4K disc format and a shiny package for American audiences.

Poetic Justice, Innit (Season 3 Episode 11 of 13): Terry's girlfriend gets caught up in a robbery. Minder airs on ITV4 at 6:20 AM, Tuesday 26 March. Terry's girlfriend gets caught up in a robbery

A Nice Little Wine (Season 2 Episode 7 of 13): Arthur's wine supplier is mugged. Minder airs on ITV4 at 6:30 AM, Friday 1 March. Arthur's wine supplier is mugged

George Eliot’s Middlemarch and I have had a difficult relationship. Forty-five years ago, having just passed my entrance exam, I went up to Cambridge in the snow-engulfed Winter of Discontent to talk to my director of studies about what I should read before starting my undergraduate English degree: “Middlemarch,” he replied in an instant, in a tone that suggested I shouldn’t have had to ask. It was, he added, simply the finest novel in the English language.

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Goodbye Mr Chips: Timeless drama, starring Martin Clunes. Goodbye Mr Chips airs on ITV3 at 8:20 AM, Friday 29 December. Timeless drama, starring Martin Clunes

The Long Kiss Goodnight: Action thriller, starring Geena Davis. The Long Kiss Goodnight airs on Quest at 11:00 PM, Thursday 28 December. Action thriller, starring Geena Davis