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Top TV for February

Small screen, big entertainment. From blood-hungry vampires to British spies, we round up the best shows on the box right now...

On TV:

True Blood – Season 4 (5 February)

“TV sure hasn't gotten better in the last year,” says True Blood's newly empowered heroine Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin). We beg to differ. HBO’s sexy, bloody supernatural show is an even freakier guilty-pleasure in its fourth series.

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Grimm - Season 1 (13 February)

Cursed with bizarre visions, homicide detective Nick Burckhardt (David Giuntoli) discovers he’s descended from the Brothers Grimm and is destined to hunt the mythical creatures who walk among us. Great special-effects amp up this creepy high-concept horror saga.

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On DVD:

Mike and Molly – Series 1 (6 February)

Mike is a fat cop. Molly is a fat teacher. And they hook up at an Overeaters Anonymous group. Yep, if you like fat jokes, this is the sitcom for you. Big-boned comedy-drama from the creator of Two And A Half Men.

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Borgan – Series 1 (6 February)

Borgen is Danish for “the fortress”. It’s the nickname for Denmark’s government cauldron in this political drama – about the first female Danish prime minister – from the people who brought us The Killing. Guess what? The US remake is already being developed...

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Fry’s Planet Word (6 February)

How do you say Obama in sign language? Why does swearing make you feel less pain? What’s French for “email”? How can you understand people from Yorkshire? From hieroglyphs to Tweeting, from children to Klingons, Stephen Fry’s exploration into language is witty, warm and fascinating…

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Californication - Series 4 (13 February)

Too much sex is still getting David Duchovny’s bad-boy novelist into trouble. Oh, to have some people’s problems. Darkly funny, delightfully vulgar and weirdly depressing at times, it’s probably the closest thing we’ll ever get to Sex And The City for men.

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Available on LOVEFiLM Instant from 1 February:

Spooks - Series 1 - 5

MI5 not 9 to 5... BAFTA-winning espionage drama about a team of young Brit counter-terrorist agents juggling their chaotic private lives with deadly missions. Tough storylines ripped from the headlines and ace guest-stars including Andy Serkis and Hugh Laurie.

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Private Practice - Series 1- 3

Grey Anatomy’s Dr Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) goes private with her own spin-off, taking a new post at a swanky LA “wellness” centre. Nutty patients, crying and sauciness ensue. Not to be confused with ruddy-cheeked ITV medical sitcom Peak Practice.

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Little Britain - Series 1-2

I want that one. Computer says no. Eh-eh-eeeeeh. I am the only gay in the village. No, but yeah, but no... Write the theme tune, sing the theme tune. Yeah, I know. Lemon drizzle cake contains... no nuts.

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Fawlty Towers - Classic episodes

Don't ever mistake it for a simple nostalgia kick – John Cleese’s rightly beloved sitcom about the worst hotelier in England is still way up with the funniest British comedies ever made. Seven episodes here, hand-plucked from both series, which are mad, charming and unexpectedly risque.

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Jonathan Crocker