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BBC Entertainment in February 2010:
The Real Hustle 4Premiered: Wednesday, 3 February 2010 at 22h20
Two episodes are broadcast weekly: at 22h20 and 22h50
The Real Hustle’s team of expert hustlers return to try out more notorious scams on members of the public. The aim is to reveal how scams work so that viewers can avoid being ripped off by the same con.
In this season, the hustlers reveal how prize-draw winners can be left empty handed and out of pocket, Alex nearly hits the skids when he takes a biker for a ride, Paul and Jess set up a stand in a shopping centre selling utter junk, and in Ibiza, they organise an exclusive gig and steal all the instruments, leaving the headline act with just the air guitar.
Plus, how a posh accent could make you rich, and why size is everything when you're buying off the interest.
Top Gear 13Premiere date: Wednesday, 10 February 2010 at 20h30
Hot on the heels of their epic challenge in Vietnam, which saw Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May travel the entire length of the country in just eight days, the boys are no less ambitious in thsi new season.
The season sees Richard go to Abu Dhabi to test the new Lamborghini Murcielago LP640-4 SV. The boys also buy three £1,500 rear-drive sports cars and somehow find themselves entered in a terrifying French ice race.
Elsewhere, Jeremy and James attempt to understand what makes a great Volkswagen advert - and then try to film some of their own. Rather predictably, it doesn’t go well.
And in a television-first, the mysterious Stig takes off his helmet to reveal just who he really is … or is he?Celebrities taking a turn in the ‘Stars in the Reasonably Priced Car’ include King of Twitter Stephen Fry who, before long gets his phone out for a bit of in-show tweeting with Jeremy; Sienna Miller who has just passed her driving test; and American chat show host Jay Leno - in Jeremy’s own words - ‘the biggest petrolhead in the world’.
OutnumberedPremiere date: Thursday, 25 February 2010 at 20h00
Outnumbered follows the battle of wills between two parents and their three young children, who are seemingly locked in a never-ending contest to see just whose patience will run out first.
Testing theories such as not buying broccoli to save money on the weekly shop, and whether or not Jesus should have used his superpowers to combat Herod, the kids ponder the imponderables in this part-improvised comedy in which parents try to raise kids with a minimum of emotional damage for all concerned.
BenidormPremiere date: Thursday, 25 February 2010 at 20h30
A new six-part comedy set in an all-inclusive holiday resort in one of the more infamous destinations on the Spanish Costa Blanca.
The Solana apartments play host to a variety of clientele, all looking for one thing: value for money. And they get it - breakfast, lunch, dinner, all snacks, alcohol and soft drinks are included in the holiday, not forgetting ‘quality’ entertainment in The Red Lion cabaret bar.
The show features an ensemble cast including comedians Johnny Vegas and Steve Pemberton and is written by The Catherine Tate Show’s Derren Litten.
Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps 8Premiere date: Thursday, 25 February 2010 at 21h00
In the season premiere: On Gaz and Janet's first night in as a couple, they can't decide whether to go out. Gaz has booked a babysitter but Janet discovers that it's his ex, "Bald Shirley".
For more about the season, see:
TVSA's Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps 8 Mini-Site.
BBC Entertainment is on DStv Channel 120.