TV Picks: 9-15 August 2010 ('Grandma's House', 'In Mates', 'Push', 'Secret Britain', 'Ugly Betty', 'Vexed', and more...)

MONDAY 9th

In Mates (BBC3, 9.30pm) Sitcom set in a pub. Stars Neil Morrissey, Joe Tracini, Poppy Jhakra, Johnny Dixon, Charlene McKenna & Liam Garrigan.
Grandma's House (BBC2, 10pm) Six-part autobiographical sitcom about TV presenter Simon Amstell's life. Stars Simon Amstell, Linda Bassett, Rebecca Front, Jamal Hadjkura, Geoffrey Hutchings, Samantha Spiro & James Smith.

TUESDAY 10th

Domesday (BBC2, 8pm) Documentary about the famous inventory book of the UK from the Middle Ages. Presented by Dr Stephen Baxter.
Help! My House Is Falling Down (Channel 4, 8pm) Property series aiming to repair people's existing homes. Hosted by Sarah Benny.
Great Railway Adventures With Dan Cruickshank (Five, 8pm) Three-part documentary about Britain's railways during WWI and WWII.
Tulisa: My Mum & Me (BBC3, 9pm) N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos reveals how she's been full-time carer for her mother, who suffers from schizoaffective disorder.
Treasures Of The Anglo-Saxons (BBC4, 9pm) Art documentary about the Norman's and their treasures.
Madness In The Fast Lane (BBC1, 10.35pm) Follow-up film about a tragic incident from 2008 when two Swedish twins were found wandering up the M6 by police, and both were hit by vehicles after trying to be restrained.

WEDNESDAY 11th

Four Sons Versus Four Daughters (Channel 4, 9pm) Documentary about how children's gender affect their parents.
Ugly Betty (E4, 9pm) Fourth and final season of the US fashion comedy-drama.
Push (Fiver, 10pm) Reality drama about a fashion reporter who's arrived in London to make her dreams come true.

THURSDAY 12th

Beckii: Schoolgirl Superstar At 14 (BBC3, 9pm) Documentary about a young British girl who turned herself into a viral internet hit by performing the Japanese dance craze Django and thus became a superstar in the Far East.

FRIDAY 13th

Nothing.

SATURDAY 14th

Nothing.

SUNDAY 15th

Secret Britain (BBC1, 9pm) Four-part travel series unearthing little-known beauty spots of Britain. Hosted by Matt Baker & Julia Bradbury.
Vexed (BBC2, 9pm) Three-part comedy-drama about two unorthodox sleuths. Stars Lucy Punch & Toby Stephens.

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