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32 Wednesday 29 October 2003 Evening Standard wizardry Which makes one wonder whether had players exploits not been the papers this new Kay Mellor drama about a footballer charged with rape would have languished on a shelf at ITV Towers Granariton Heights or whatever You're lL20pmBBC2 Last week we Ganatraasslii doctor Rajiv ii hope tha not around the himself as yet blinkered del this superb bl written by Bil Ganatra plaj a sales rep wh conducted (an entirely throu conversations although at tu Being a Mellor production Gifted Is well written and paceylttells the story of: Jamie (Kenny Doughty leftVstar of fictitious northern side Castlefield City and with alifestyle as showy as his footballing talent He takes a fancy to lapdancer and single mum Sharon (Christine Tremarco) in a dub and whisks her back to hismansion But the next day She cannot recall what happened because she overindulged Sharon thinks Jamie spiked her drjnk and raped hen and confides in her nmte Maxine (Claire Goose) So Maxine and her barrister aunt Linda (Kay Mellor herself) try to uncover the truth! But of course it is not easy proving Sharon's allegations and a couple or unexpected twists complicate matters further A compelling yet not too hea watch despite Claire Goose's variable Yorkshire accent BBC2 1100 The Daily Politics (S) 100 Wildlife on Two (RS) 130 Working Lunch (S) 200 Film: Sealed Cargo (S) (1951) wartime melodrama starring Dana Andrews 330 Flog It! (S) 430 Ready Steady Cook (RS) 515 Weakest Unk (RS) 6 mm- Channel 4 1055 1130 Water at Noon 100 Encounters (S) 115 Let it Rain (RS) 130 Rim: Face of a Fugitive S) Judging Amy (RS) Water Stories (S) 1200 News xi (S) 1230 Cheers (RS) 1959) Western starring Fred lurray 235 Fifteen to Ore (S) 315 Countdown (S) 400 A Place in the Sun (S) 500 Richard and Judy (S) -j prii ft1! iV 600 The Salon (S) Further gossip and the like from the Trocadero 788 630 Friends (RS) US comedy starring David SchwimmerThis is the episode where Ross makes a bad impression on his neighbours 368 700 News (S) Including sport and weather 934691 755 Rory Peck Awards 2003 (S) A celebration of the bravery of freelance TV camera operators 947829 800 Grand Designs Revisited (S) Kevin McCloud goes back to the home of Denys and Marjorie Randolph In Berkshire Despite having reached their seventies the couple have been busy managing a building project opting to construct their very own classic English bam 7504 900 Teachers (S) The last in the series of the superb school comedy-drama Eeeuuuww going on between Matt and Lindsay? Should Claire really be looking that way at trousers? And watch out for the man with his pants on fire Blimey all this and a fantastic soundtrack too featuring The Thrills Athlete and the Darkness Can we have another series please? 7368 1000 Graham Norton (S) More chat and saucy Jokes 653962 1030 Sex Rules (S)Two Individuals crave physical relationships with no strings attached but both have very different approaches Right now call me crazy but is one a man and one a woman? 721097 1115 Segregated Britain: Disunited Kingdom Writer Kenan Malik investigates whether celebrating cultural diversity helps to create a more tolerant society Is extreme political correctness driving whites and ethnic minorities farther apart? 808455 1230 Film: S) (1! I Jeff Hammer horror starring Peter Cushing 615566 400 Wbrld Rally (S) 8753301 530 Countdown (RS) 7835566 subtitles on text service Five and Away (RS) Affairs (RsV baser 235 Charlie'! News 100 Family Affeu'rs 130 Angels (RS) Five News Update 340 Film: Mother Knows Best (S) (TVM 1997) thriller with Joanna Kerns 530 Five News (S) ''I' f- 'i r' I 600 Home and Away (S) Dan! goes on a date with a stranger 3787368 630 Family Affairs (S) Tanya takes a pregnancy test 3761320 '-vr 700 Five News (S) Weather Presented by Charlie Stayt 1638436 730 Heroes of Wbrld War TWo (S) A tribute to the soldiers of combined British-Canadian unit the 21st Army Group who liberated Belsen concentration camp on 15 April 1945 3767504 830 Future Flight (S) Aviation experts look ahead to the next generation of civilian and military aircraft I know how about a supersonic jet developed Jointly with France? 2202165 900 The Funniest Ads in the World Probably (S) Second of three programmes looking back at notable advertising campaigns Undemanding filler programming A nice treat for Peter Kay fans though as it features scenes from his latest beer advert 2395829 1000 RoboCop II (S) (1990) Peter Weller Nancy Allen Dan Tom Noonan Gabriel Damon Equally violent but not-quite-as-good-as-the-original sci-fi sequel to which the metallic law enforcer locks horns with a drugs cartel and an all-powerful corporation Intent on dominating Detroit by creating a bigger and better robotic police force 00 87472320 1215 Real Sex (RS) M981818 1 05 NHL Ice Hockey 93701837 330 2003 Games 5609382 445 Motosport Mundlal 49937059 510 European Drag Racing 67656160 535 Fastrax 59581560 'j BBC1 1045 Bargain Hunt (RS) 1130 House Invaders (S) BBC News Weather 1200 trading Up (RS) 1230 Trading Treasures (S) 100 BBC News Weather (S) 130 Regional News Weather (S) 140 Neighbours (S) 205 Doctors (S) 235Murder She Wrote (RS) 320 BBC News Regional News Weather (S) 325 Balamory (RS) 345 Arthur (RS) 410 Get Vbur Own Back (S) 435 The Wild Thomberrys (RS) 500 Blue Peter IS) 525 Newsround (S) 535 Neighbours (RS) 600 BBC News (S)338 630 BBC Regional News (S) Weather (558 700 Animal Hospital (S) Jamie Darting (a name that one can only ever imagine being spoken by Jennifer from the Archers) visits Hong RSPCA 6165 730 Kenyon Confronts (S) Paul Kenyon updates us on previous editions of the show revealing what happened after he stole the Home Secretary's identity 542 800 Only Fools and Horses (RS) Repeat popular comedy starring David Jason and Nicholas LyndhursL The episode where Del gets his hands on a consignment of self-inflating rubber dolls which turn out to be filled with explosive gas 352900 850 The National Lottery: Midweek Draws (S) Ian Wright gets the balls rolling 986523 900 Separated at Birth (S) New series following people who have given up children for adoption and those who are looking for their biological relatives See Don't miss 7558 1000 BBC News at Ten (S) 10900 1030 Regional News (S) Followed by National Lottery Update 698374 1035 ONE life (S) Documentary highlighting the problem of bullying and how it is being dealt with at Heatherbrook Primary School in Leicester where children have been appointed to monitor playground hostility 454813 1115The Scarlet Letter (S) (1995) Demi Moore Gary Oldman Robert Duvall Dodgy period drama (very) loosely based on Nathaniel Hawthorne novel oo Followed by Weathervlew 10666287 130-350 Sign Zone: recent 5963112 240 Changing Rooms RS) 2494818 310 Holiday 10 lest (RS) 2809547 350 BBC News 24 ITV1 London 1030 Trisha (RS) 1130 This Morning (S) 1230 ITV Lunchtime News (S) 100 Today with Des and Mel (S) 200 Love 2 Shop (S) 230 Moving Day (S) 300 London Today and Weather (S) 31 5 Meg and Mog (S) (double bill) 335 The Flintstones (RS) 405 Art Attack (S) 430 My Parents Are Aliens (S) 500 I'm the Answer (S) 530 1 Want That House (S) 600 London Tonight (S) Weather 1146 630 ITV Evening News (S) Weather 726 700 Emmerdale (S) Louise and Ashley go on a date while Eric Gloria and Gloria's blatantly obvious bit on the side entertain at home See Soap box 1233 730 Coronation Street (S) Hayley tells her workmates that Tracy is carrying baby See Soap box 610 800 The Bill (S) Gina Gold has to cope with a hostage situation while in court the last day of Polly trial and she takes the stand to convince the jury she was set up However things look good especially when the court hears how her version of events has changed three times so far 9962 900 Gifted (S) Controversial one-off drama written by Kay Mellor about the off-pitch activities of a young footballer Kenny Doughty stars alongside Claire Goose Christine Tremarco David Hayman and Mellor herself See Don't miss 9349 1100 ITV News (S) Weather Including Local News and ITV Weather 9097 1130 Rugby World Cup Highlights of pool game between Canada and Tonga 88962 1200 Rugby World Cup 4171699 1255 Redcoats (S) 6148498 120 Hotshots (S) News starring Ernest Borgnlne News 3498818 435 ITV Nightscreen Regional variations! page 42 poor KEY: (R) repeat (S) PM 7 PM 8 PM 9 PM 10 PM 11 PM 600 The Simpsons (RS) A German firm buys the nuclear plant Yesl The episode with The Land of 796097 630 TOTP 2 (S) A special edition featuring Sheryl Crow 790813 645 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (S) More seventh-series slaying Buffy -and Co try to help a woman who is being pursued by a worm-like creafure while Willow prepares to return from England not England a studio 438469 730 Mortgage Madness (S)The Money Programme investigates the current property boom revealing why mortgage lending has hit record levels 184 800 Big Dreams: The Joy of Curry (S) Why we get excited about korma pasanda rogan Josh and the like Even writing the words Is enough to make stomach rumble See miss 2436 900 Big Dreams: Make a Fortune the Asian Way (S) Adrian Chiles assesses the achievements of British Asians and meets Britain's wealthiest Asian woman Persween Warsi pharmaceutical giant Vijay Patel and Glasgow curry king Charan Gill 5900 1000 The Office (RS) Marvellous workplace comedy The episode where they ail go to Chasers nightclub try to find it In Slough it doesn't really exist 18542 1030 Newsnlght (S) Presented by Jeremy Paxman 838726 1130 You're Breaking Up (S) Black comedy starring Nitin Ganatra See Don't miss 688078 1135 BBC4 on BBC2: Dinner with Portillo (S)Tory crusader Michael Portillo invites novelist Jeanette Winterson Lauren Booth and Rod Uddle to talk about the future of the countryside Followed by The Witness 465349 1230 BBC Learning Zone: Open University: Renaissance Secrets What Did Gutenberg Invent? (S) CwrVbur 130 Sounds of 8711011 Shadow Paradise Education (S) Viva 7-8 7201 111 FILM RATINGS: eeooe excellent OOOO very good 000 good 00 average v- Vw-.