Best Christmas TV episodes/specials?

[Dizzy Inner Smile]

Was 'The Queen Of Sheba' a Royle Family Christmas broadcast?

No! It was shown October 2006

 

[Dizzy Inner Smile]

RIP NANA

 

[Dizzy Inner Smile]

There is an older Xmas special which is great but I can't remember which one.

Was it To Hull and Back? I like that one

 

[Phoenix]

Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas from Community Season 2

 

[jyxz]

The Good Life 1977 Christmas Special where Margo has Christmas delivered but sends everything back as the tree is too short.

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

Downton Christmas specials are okay, as long as you don’t mind that they get Christmas out of the way in the first ten minutes.

 

[Funk About Things]

Downton Christmas specials are okay, as long as you don’t mind that they get Christmas out of the way in the first ten minutes.

Well that’s no good is it!

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

Well that’s no good is it!

It’s still a wintry country house setting, though.

 

[Funk About Things]

No! It was shown October 2006

REALLY?

I guess because it’s been shown every Christmas since

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

I want to love the Keeping Up Appearances Christmas episode, but it’s so clearly filmed in July I just can’t.

 

[Rim Soldi Tagi Dim]

I recall the last Gavin & Stacey Christmas special was filmed on the HOTTEST DAY EVER or something ridiculous.

 

[Dr Lecter]

Predictably my favourites basically had no Xmas theme but the One Foot In The Grave specials I adore

 

[Jack]

Ha mine too.

"Well would you look at that. A GEARSTICK!"

"We are never going to get to the villa with NIGEL MANSELL HERE at the wheel"

 

[jyxz]

There’s a Hi De Hi Christmas special that I adore where the campers are all drugged using Yvonne’s tablets (her obligons) that I watch every year, but it isn’t set at Christmas for obvious Summer holiday reasons.

 

[Kate]

JACK!!!!!!!

 

[Kate]

Anyway Father Ted for me obvs

 

[Poor SertAg (39)]

League of Gentlemen

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

I think if I had a young child, I'd introduce them to Papa Lazarou as Father Christmas, hopefully to scare the shit out of them and put them off Christmas for a good few years.

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

Forgot about Father Ted and League of Gentlemen. Absolutely essential.

If you fancy a slightly breaker Christmas special, I’d recommend It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

 

[Funk About Things]

Ha mine too.

"Well would you look at that. A GEARSTICK!"

"We are never going to get to the villa with NIGEL MANSELL HERE at the wheel"

OH MY GOD

I don't know whether to be more surprised that you're on moopy or that you're STILL ALIVE

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

OH MY GOD

I don't know whether to be more surprised that you're on moopy or that you're STILL ALIVE

'Surprised' rather than 'pleased'?

 

[Dr Lecter]

Ha mine too.

"Well would you look at that. A GEARSTICK!"

"We are never going to get to the villa with NIGEL MANSELL HERE at the wheel"

Amazing !! Jack!!

“They gave us a car with HAIR CONDITIONER”

Also Victor off his face on coke .

Actually all the specials were fabulous . Highly underrated glad it’s on iplayer again

 

[Dr Lecter]

Also aging myself but ALLO ALLO “The Gateaux from the Chateau”

So many gags

“They are goi to rub him out - Poof! With a cigarette holder!” *camera closes up on Lt Gruber with a cigarette holder

And the whole rhyming thing I was about eight when it came out and watched it the other week remember it word for word

 

[Funk About Things]

I’m on iPlayer Christmas special list, there’s some goodies in there. Been watching plenty of cheesy tat the last few days

@You Butter Watch Out which season was Miranda Mas can you remember? It’s giving me a special from season 2 but I’m not sure it’s that one

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

I’m on iPlayer Christmas special list, there’s some goodies in there. Been watching plenty of cheesy tat the last few days

@You Butter Watch Out which season was Miranda Mas can you remember? It’s giving me a special from season 2 but I’m not sure it’s that one

I'm fairly sure it was season 2. It's after they found out Gary was married, and I don't think that was season 1...

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

Can I also throw the To The Manor Born 1979 Christmas Special into the mix? I've just got Britbox and of all the revelations that's provided, that was easily the best.

 

[Ooh Aah… Just An Ellie Bit]

Bottom from 1992

 

[EuphoRita]

Every Call The Midwife Christmas special in existence. Sorry, but I LOVE IT.

 

[COB]

The Bottom special is AMAZING. The landlord barging in PISSED as a fart at the end of the episode and slagging off his daughter ("Caaah!") was always my favourite part

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

I watched The Royle Family The New Sofa when it was on Dave or Gold the other night. Perhaps one of the weaker ones but still so much to enjoy.

 

[EuphoRita]

I watched The Royle Family The New Sofa when it was on Dave or Gold the other night. Perhaps one of the weaker ones but still so much to enjoy.

I think The Royle Family is probably my favourite ever sitcom.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

I think The Royle Family is probably my favourite ever sitcom.

It's definitely right up there for me.

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

I watched The Royle Family The New Sofa when it was on Dave or Gold the other night. Perhaps one of the weaker ones but still so much to enjoy.

Tom Courtenay is brilliant in that episode, completely changing the dynamic. 'Bar-bear-ah'

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

I think The Royle Family is probably my favourite ever sitcom.

The Queen of Sheba is probably the best single episode of anything I've ever watched. Flawless.

 

[Dizzy Inner Smile]

I watched The Royle Family The New Sofa when it was on Dave or Gold the other night. Perhaps one of the weaker ones but still so much to enjoy.

I love this one, especially Tom Courtenay as Dave's dad and not forgetting BODYBAG from Bad Girls as his mother

"Any wetters in your family Jimbo?"

 

[rhythmbandit]

The Will And Grace episode where they visit all their families in a single night or something is really good. I think it's a double bill.

Wasn't that a Thanksgiving episode?

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

I love this one, especially Tom Courtenay as Dave's dad and not forgetting BODYBAG from Bad Girls as his mother

"Any wetters in your family Jimbo?"

Good point, well made.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

The Queen of Sheba is probably the best single episode of anything I've ever watched. Flawless.

I don't think TV gets any better than this

 

[Wir Butter 'ne Tarty]

I don't think TV gets any better than this

Perfection. That scene should be taught in schools.

To go from lines like 'she had soup of the day... which was Friday' through Barbara's exasperation at Nana saying her name again and again to 'I'm not a burden, am I?' in one scene is just breathtaking. The writing and acting couldn't possibly have been any better.

 

[EuphoRita]

I don't think TV gets any better than this

I get so emotional watching that scene. It is so beautifully written, and handled, and so true to life.