Not counting the approximately 77,201 Christmas episodes of Only Fools and Horses, here are a small selection of Christmas episodes I highly recommend for this holiday season. You're welcome, Earth!
Porridge No Way Out A planned escape causes all kinds of trouble just before Christmas, and Fletch attempts to spend some valuable time in the infirmary.
Peep Show Season’s Beatings Mark seeks to assert himself before his sister Sarah and parents by hosting Christmas dinner with Jez at their flat. Dobby and Super Hans join them. Mark initially pretends that Dobby is his friend, which she is annoyed by. When she speaks badly of her boyfriend, Mark admits that she is talking about him. Her speaking frankly angers Mark and his father; Dobby leaves early when Mark does not stand up for her after his father tells him to muzzle her. Sarah unsuccessfully tries to seduce Jez.
Blackadder A Christmas Carol A parody of Charles Dickens' book A Christmas Carol. As Christmas approaches, Ebenezer Blackadder gets a surprising meeting with the Ghost of Christmas Present.
Vicar of Dibley The Lunchtime Incident When Geraldine is invited to four separate Christmas dinners, she hasn't the heart to say "no" so goes to all four. On Christmas evening, BBC producer Tristan Campbell (played by Peter Capaldi) comes round and asks the vicar to marry him.
Extras 2007 Christmas Special Andy is unhappy with the fame he has achieved. When a new agent approaches him, Andy fires Darren and quits 'When The Whistle Blows'. Meanwhile, Maggie has hit rock bottom, having given up working as an extra and living in a tiny, dismal flat. Andy however is too self obsessed to notice Maggie's plight.
Gavin and Stacey 2008 Christmas Special It's Christmas and the Welsh contingent have been invited to celebrate the festive season with the Shipmans. In Essex, Mick's preoccupied with the new love of his life – a handsome Norfolk turkey – and Smithy can't wait to spend his first Christmas with his baby Neil. Gavin makes a startling announcement that he is moving to Wales, and all hell breaks loose!
To the Manor Born The First Noel With the fforbes-Hamiltons always providing the church's crib, Audrey, Marjory and Old Ned, who is acting as Audrey's butler while Brabinger is visiting his granddaughter, make a crib. However, when they go to place it in the church, Richard, having been asked by the Rector, has installed a brand new crib. After an initial argument, both favour the other's crib, but the Rector decides upon Richard's. On Christmas Day, Audrey and Marjory are both bored at the Lodge, having declined invitations to the Manor.
The Royle Family The Golden Egg Cup To celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, Jim and Barbara go to Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales to stay in a holiday caravan, along with Dave and Denise. With no television or chip pan, the holiday is a disaster and they decide to return home early.
Father Ted A Christmassy Ted Ted's quick thinking whilst lost in a department store's lingerie department earns him the coveted Golden Cleric award. So why doesn't he feel happy? Mrs Doyle's attempts to hang up the Christmas decorations become undone around her. She's also none too pleased at her Christmas present. Meanwhile, an "old friend" of Ted decides the time is ripe for a visit.
The Good Life Silly but It’s Fun Tom and Barbara are making home-made decorations and crackers in readiness for Christmas Day; after a standoff with a delivery driver, Margo has sent back her whole order because the Christmas tree was six and a quarter inches too short. But when the shop does not deliver her order the following day, she and Jerry are left with no decorations, food or drink. So Tom and Barbara invite them round for a self-sufficiency Christmas of home-made paper hats and improvised party games.
Citizen Smith A Story for Christmas It's Christmas time and Wolfie, Ken and Tucker are struggling for money to buy presents, so Ken suggests that he tries praying to God. It seems to work and they have a lot of luck with stamps – well at least they think they do!
The Green Green Grass From Here to Paternity When Llewellyn arrives accusing the Boyce's dog, Earl, of seducing his pedigree collie, Blodwyn, trouble starts to brew in the village. Things get a whole lot worse, when Mrs Cakeworthy overhears the Boyces talking about it and she assumes they're talking about Tyler getting Beth pregnant. Then when Tyler overhears something being said he thinks that Mrs Cakeworthy is pregnant. Spiraling out of control, the rumours get more and more wild.
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