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Mock the Week regularly produces the sharpest and funniest comedy on TV. With Dara O Briain, Hugh Dennis, Frankie Boyle, and Andy Parsons, it's no surprise. Here is the material that didn't make it to our screens!

Love is a currency and its value is diminishing. One agent for Fairy Godmother Agency won't accept that. Paris Beaufont may not know much about banking, but she's about to learn whatever she needs to save the value of love. Ironically, that just so happens to involve taking a class on finance. And figuring out how to make some money, too. A new threat to love has surfaced and behind it is a powerful company with a lot of resources. Can Agent Beaufont overcome the odds, defeat the villains who care more about money than love, and also turn a profit? The fate of love depends on it.

Love knows no distance . . . Unless all transportation is magically gone. When lovers and families are separated due to an evil curse, Paris must spring into action. The cause of this global tragedy is unbelievable. It sounds more like a tale from the Wizard of Oz than something real. Ironically, the person to blame is a wicked witch. The wicked witch. However, Paris doesn't want to stop her. She wants to help the Wicked Witch of the West to find romance. Can Paris Beaufont save a scorned woman before she destroys love? Or will heartbreak be the end of the planet for good?

Elementary school teacher Jacqueline "Jacks" Morales's marriage was far from perfect, but even in its ups and downs it was predictable, familiar. Or at least she thought it was...until two police officers showed up at her door with devastating news. Her husband of eight years, the one who should have been on a business trip to Kansas, had suffered a fatal car accident in Hawaii. And he wasn't alone.

Kera is between two powerful factions. One wants her power or they want her dead. One just wants her dead. While trying to use her abilities to keep the streets clean, she must fight a witch who needs to make her suffer to regain her credibility. Will Kera be able to juggle a criminal kingpin, a witch who knows her, and her possible boyfriend all at the same time? At least she doesn't suffer from indecision. The question isn't if she will try. The only question is how hard is it going to be? With everything happening, Kera is balancing on the edge of her sanity.

The Dragon Elite are growing. At an alarming rate, no one saw coming. It’s hard for S. Beaufont to imagine that dragons were nearly extinct and now they are hatching rapidly. However, for every good dragon, there is an evil one. That was the way the angels set it up. But can things be changed? Can an evil dragon turn good? And if so, then is it possible a good one can switch too? As new evils lurk in the world, Sophia works to manage the new population at the Gullington. Never before were there so many possibilities for maintaining justice.

S. Beaufont is about to learn firsthand that good doesn’t exist without evil. Crushing evil only makes it expand. That’s why the Dragon Elite are trying to protect the demon dragons. But fighting the politics surrounding them isn’t easy. And when mortals fear that evil dragons will take over the world they become an irrational force. Sophia has to do what she does best and employ strategy to overcome perceptions. And if that doesn’t work then she’s going to kick some serious butt to protect her dragons. Can she save the dragon population and therefore protect the world before it’s too late?

Six-hundred years ago, Genevieve Beaufont stole a dragon egg and buried it. Now it's time for that egg to finally hatch. It's time for Gen Beaufont to be the rebel she always dreamed of. Gen, a resident of fifteenth century England, finds herself stuck in modern day America—all because she was overly curious and followed strangers through a time travel gate. Two things have always gotten Gen in trouble: her curiosity and defiance. But times have changed, quite literally. Those traits could save her life.

Would King Dasharatha even have his coveted sons were it not for the sacrifice of his daughter Shanta? Was Manthara an evil, conniving handmaid to the queen or a loving mother who tried to protect her ward from palace intrigues? How did Meenakshi of the beautiful eyes transform into the embodiment of ugliness and immoral lust? In an epic that revolves around the life of a righteous prince, what role do the women play?

Happily Ever After College has been churning out fairy godmothers for centuries. But their outdated curriculum can’t keep up with the modern world. They need something edgy. Something new - something to keep true love alive. They need Paris Beaufont. However, this fairy loses her lunch if she watches a romantic comedy. Love songs give her hives. She punched the last guy who tried to flirt with her. Needless to say, Paris Beaufont isn’t the romantic type. But, she’s going to have to learn how to create budding love for others, or she’s going to jail.

A notorious gang puts a bounty on Detective Cady Matthews's head after she takes down their leader, leaving her no choice but to hide until she can testify at trial. But her temporary home across the country on a remote North Carolina island isn't as peaceful as she initially thinks. Living under the new identity of Cassidy Livingston, she struggles to keep her investigative skills tucked away, especially after a body washes ashore. When local police bungle the murder investigation, she can't resist stepping in.

If life really was a fairy tale, Zakara would never be the damsel in distress. She'd be a thief, and Prince Charming wouldn't have a clue how to steal the heart of the conniving criminal. Zakara saves not one, but three men locked inside the tallest tower. Her first instinct is to ditch them as soon as possible, but they have one thing that intrigues her more than wealth: Magic. Fae magic once ruled the world, until it disappeared without a trace. Only myths of the magic wielders linger in their destroyed society. The three prisoners claim to be fae, but she doesn't trust them.

More comedy gold that didn't get broadcast for reasons of good taste and good old fazshioned decency! The usual team, plus some other top-class comedians.

Feminist historian Therese Oneill is back, to educate you on what to expect when you're expecting...a Victorian baby! In Ungovernable, Oneill conducts an unforgettable tour through the backward, pseudoscientific, downright bizarre parenting fashions of the Victorians.

When robots are used to replace love all over the world, the very foundation of it is rocked. Can a machine be an adequate companion? Loneliness seems to be going away . . . But so is humanity. Paris Beaufont and her friends know they must fight for real love. To fix this problem, they are going to need magitech. And a detective. Oh, a bit of muscle and courage. Good thing that none of those are in short supply if you know the right people.

Coach Dar has seen a fair share of calamitous situations in her career, from major league players suffering slumps and season-ending injuries to executives floundering and experiencing financial devastation-plus her own setbacks like three strokes and the loss of her parents. As a mental skills coach, Coach Dar specializes in helping the best of the best get up and get going again after suffering setbacks. In The Art of Bouncing Back, she shares these proven strategies and techniques so you can ensure the obstacles and setbacks you face morph into setups for your next success.

Living as a spinster and caring for her sister's illegitimate child, Julia Larson has never known passion. So she's surprised by the feelings that are stirred up when a secretive new ranchhand shows up to work on the Larson ranch. He's not a man she can trust, but as a violent fight for her land's water rights heats up, he may be the man she needs. Wolf McCloud charms the ladies, but never sticks around long. Having traced the mother who abandoned him to Northern California, he never expects to be drawn to Julia Larson as more than a means to an end.

Over two centuries have passed since his death on 4 May 1799, yet Tipu Sultan’s contested legacy continues to perplex India and her contemporary politics. A fascinating and enigmatic figure in India’s military past, he remains a modern historian’s biggest puzzle as he simultaneously means different things to different people, depending on how one chooses to look at his life and its events.

Ginger Peet has never regretted leaving Nashville with her sister and their life-sized statue of Dolly Parton. Now she's settled in Chicago with Lieutenant Derek Tyler, spending her nights pressed against every inch of his hard, dominating, and panty-meltingly-hot body.

Peyton Prescott would give anything for the carefree life she knew before breast cancer changed everything. But instead of using her second chance to move forward, she’s stuck promoting the memoir her brother convinced her to write, thus reliving the very battle she wants to forget. If she hopes her European book tour will allow her to enjoy revisiting her favorite travel-writing destinations, she’s wrong: Her PR whiz is too consumed with his own goals to consider her needs.