Christmas TV programmes

[Tiredmummyof3]

Inspired by the Christmas films thread, I wondered if you can recommend Christmas episodes of TV that are a must watch!

We always watch the Gavin and Stacey Christmas episodes. Been trying to rack my mind thinking of others.
Older DC so can watch most things.

TV always used to be great when we were growing up with Christmas episodes for most dramas and comedy's but its just not like that nowadays is it?!

Vicar of dibley Xmas specials.

Friday night dinner Xmas special

The good life Xmas hasn't been delivered

The Royle Family Christmas specials are great. I love the one where Denise and Dave are hosting their parents.

I had forgotten about the Royle family ones, they are great!

I didn't know there was a Friday Night dinner one....I will put that on our list!!

I hope I can find this somewhere!!

Father Ted when they get stuck in the lingerie department

Peep Show Christmas episode is my favourite!

Upstart Crow Xmas specials.

Motherland Xmas special. Just gone onto netflix this week. So funny.

I really liked the Stephen Merchant one off comedy drama ‘Click and Collect’, it had a similar feel to a Gavin and Stacy Christmas special.

This is one thing I miss at Christmas, royal family was a Christmas staple in our house.

Another vote for all of the Royle Family Christmas specials

RIP Caroline Aherne

Two doors down and Ghosts (BBC). Not to everyone's taste, but Mr Bean. Me and my youngest watch the Simpsons, Bob's burgers, American Dad. One foot in the grave, absolutely fabulous and bottom.

Britbox has got tonnes of TV Christmas specials on if you have access to that.

Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Knowing Me, Knowing Yule with Alan Partridge
Merry Christmas Mr Bean
The Good Life Christmas special

Vicar of Dibley
Bottom
Royle Family
Men Behaving Badly
Peep Show
Alan Partridge
Gavin and Stacey
The Simpsons
Porridge
Father Ted
Black Mirror

motherland Christmas special is funny and so moving!

The Office

I always enjoy The Middle Christmas episodes.

It's an American sitcom but the portrayal of family Christmas is actually realistic and not as picture perfect as they tend to be.

The Royle Family
Friday night dinner
Keeping up appearances
The bizarre of Dibley

I love the Christmas episode of Schitts Creek. It's called "merry Christmas, Johnnie Rose" or something like that. Even if you haven't seen the rest of the series it's a really heart warmingly festive thing to watch.

This is a great list! Thanks everyone! May need to look at getting brit box for this reason - can you just get a short trial of it does anyone know?

Just checked - you get a week free, and then it's £5.99 a month but you can cancel any time so you could just get it for the next couple of months!

We loved the goes wrong show Christmas specials. Peter Pan had me in tears of laughter.

Gavin and Stacey - the first thing one
Motherland
Ghosts (really looking forward to this this year).

We also still have a load of the CBeebies pantos still recorded. Dds are 13.....

Lugeforlife, my dd is 13 and my ds is 17 , for years , Christmas started with the CBeebies panto.

Only Fools and Horses- Batman and Robin.

Only Fools and Horses especially the one where they go to Margate and the coach blows up