I thought a festive thread would be nice. My favourite sitcom Christmas special is the Father Ted one, full of good gags and satisfyingly long. Thoughts?
Favourite Christmas Special?
I love the League of Gentlemen Christmas special. Might have to give it a watch soon.
I also love any and all of the Vicar of Dibley specials.
There are loads of others, hopefully this thread will remind me of them.
OFAH's Christmas Crackers and maybe Blackadder's Christmas Carol and the Porridge one where Fletch has to go to hospital for an alleged knee injury.
I'm not a big Christmas fan so it's probably natural that I'm not fond of Christmassy episodes either.
The Steptoe one where they plan to go on holiday is good
One Foot In the Grave has a few good ones
Quote: TBone @ 7th December 2013, 2:32 PM GMTMy favourite sitcom Christmas special is the Father Ted one, full of good gags and satisfyingly long.
Yep, that was the one that sprang to mind as soon as I saw the thread title!
Quote: zooo @ 7th December 2013, 2:41 PM GMTI love the League of Gentlemen Christmas special.
Speaking of that, it's on GOLD tonight apparently. 
Quote: zooo @ 7th December 2013, 6:08 PM GMTSpeaking of that, it's on GOLD tonight apparently.
Just before that another one of my favourites, the Bottom Christmas Special!
Only Fools The Long Legs of the law,steptoe and son a perfect Christmas,2point4 children babes in the wood,Carry on Christmas,On the Buses Christmas Duty,On the Buses Boxing Day Social,Only Fools and Horses Rodney Come Home,Porridge The Desperate Hours,Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Jessica's First Christmas, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Learning to Drive,Only Fools and Horses Dates.
The Office. Brilliant. Might watch that tonight actually, or keep it until nearer the day.
Only Fools and Horses up to the 1996 trilogy (just not keen on the Miami specials).
Porridge: No Way out.
Gavin and Stacey (a funny and genuine Essex Christmas, I find).
The Good Life - Absolute bona fide classic.
Steptoe & Son, both of them!
One Foot in the Grave - I liked a few of them - One with George Roper, the Algarve one, and the one where they're in Margaret's aunt's house with Patrick and Pippa, and a nutty Phil Daniels.
Royle Family: the original specials from '98 and '99, and the one with Mary's ashes was good, better than other recent efforts.
Rev a couple of years ago was great fun. As was last year's Outnumbered.
My Family: One with all the Christmas Trees in the living room.
Oh aye forgot Some Mothers...
"...put another bag on"
I like the Green Green Grass one.
Knowing Me, Knowing Yule
Watch it every Christmas. Alan browsing round Tandy's is brilliant. "Nice Action"
Quote: DougWonnacott @ 8th December 2013, 3:48 PM GMTKnowing Me, Knowing Yule
Watch it every Christmas. Alan browsing round Tandy's is brilliant. "Nice Action"
I agree wholeheartedly with this.
Quote: DougWonnacott @ 8th December 2013, 3:48 PM GMTKnowing Me, Knowing Yule
Oh how the hell did I forget Knowing Me, Knowing Yule? I always put that + another Christmas Special on to help soothe the pain of wrapping presents.
Was it this episode when Alan says he thinks God's a gas?