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A laughable series of unfortunate events

9pm I WANT MY WIFE BACK - Romantic comedy about one man's attempts to discover why his wife left and win her back.

Bex agrees to go for dinner with Murray at Lorenzo's, the Italian restaurant where he proposed, but his big plans for the evening are ruined by a series of unfortunate incidents.

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9:30pm THE WRONG MANS - Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a world of crime.

A case of mistaken identity catapults two council employees into the middle of a deadly conspiracy.

INSIDE MANS - Devious Scarlett sends Sam and Phil on a mission to obtain a precious music box from eccentric Russian millionaire Marat Malankovic. They head undercover at one of Marat's drug-fuelled wild parties--at which Sam, mistaken by Malankovic for the male prostitute he hired, is forced to elaborate lengths to maintain the deception--but are forced out empty handed and soon find their own refuge gone as Agent Walker is murdered by undercover politician Paul Smoke.

10pm VICIOUSComedy – The love/hate relationship of London-dwelling couple Freddie and Stuart.
 
 

Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobistar as aging partners Freddie and Stuart, who have lived together in a London flat for close to 50 years. Having survived a time when being a gay couple was harshly frowned upon, they have learned to keep the outside world at bay, and their lives now consist of reading books, walking their dog and, most of all, bickering at each other.
 

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Ian McKellen (L) and Derek Jacobi (R) as Freddie and Stuart in the comedy, VICIOUS

SHOPPING - New neighbor Ash seeks advice from them on winning back his ex-girlfriend, and Violet and Penelope take Ash shopping for a gift. Spotting Stuart working in a men's outfitters, the trio suspects him of having an affair, but Stuart admits that he has taken a job because Freddie's acting career is currently not bringing in enough money. Later, Freddie goes to the shop and makes the same discovery, but pretends to believe that Stuart is having an affair because he does not want to hurt his pride. Ash tells Violet that he won his girlfriend back, but after witnessing the sacrifices of Freddie and Stuart, admires their closeness and ends his frivolous relationship.
 

Mia Laurenzo is a 35-year veteran of public television in Miami. She began her career learning every aspect of video production. Currently she is a writer, producer, on-air host and promotions coordinator for TV, radio and the web.  Her experiences include producing for a series, special events and historical documentaries.  As a native Floridian, she is a perfect fit for South Florida's Storyteller Station, WLRN.  She has produced several award winning, nationally distributed documentaries and is the recipient of three Suncoast Regional Emmys.  
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