British Comedy Guide

The Comedy Christmas

  • TV factual
  • BBC Two
  • 2007
  • 1 episode

A look back at classic moments from Christmas specials, from Morecambe and Wise to The Office. Features David Jason, John Sullivan, John Thomson, John Challis, James King and more.

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Key details

Genre
Factual
Broadcast
2007
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1
Features
David Jason, John Sullivan, John Thomson, John Challis, James King, Mark Dolan, Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles and more
Writers
Toby Hadoke, Stephen McGinn and Cybele Rowbottom
Directors
Cybele Rowbottom
Producers
Cybele Rowbottom, Katie Taylor, Stephen McGinn and Andrew O'Connor
Company

Nostalgia binge celebrating the British comedy Christmas special In the 60s and 70s, big studio entertainers like Morecambe and Wise and Mike Yarwood got the ratings, but sitcoms have been the most popular shows of recent years.

Classic moments are revisited, such as Tim and Dawn's kiss in The Office, Del Boy's sudden windfall in Only Fools And Horses and Geraldine's wedding in The Vicar Of Dibley.

Additional details

Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 24th December 2007 at 9pm on BBC Two
Episode length
1 hour
All previous repeats
  • Tuesday 25th December 2007 at 11:00pm on BBC2

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