ITV Christmas Comedy
TV ShowEnded

ITV Christmas Comedy

1983
1 season
15 episodes
Comedy

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the special edition of your favourtie comedy show to fill the gap between the staggeringly huge Christmas dinner and the Queen's speech, and the ITV network have rolled hours of Christmas's into one with their latest DVD set of ITV comedy. With almost ten hours of classic, festive merriment featuring some of the channel's most memorable Christmas specials the whole family can relive the joys of Christmas past.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Halleluja - A Goose for Mrs Scratchitt

    23-04-1983

    Captain Ridley (Thora Hird) attempts to explain to a group of children what Christmas used to be like. She tells them the story of Ebenezer Dickinson, a mean old man whose only enj...

  • Ep 2

    2.Nearest and Dearest - Cindernellie

    21-12-1972

    Eli invests the Christmas Club money collected at the Pickle factory in a local pantomime; the cast walk out and Nellie and Eli and company undertake to perforrn the show themselve...

  • Ep 3

    3.Only When I laugh - Away for Christmas

    24-12-1981

    On Christmas Eve the ward gets a new patient, eight year old elected mute Danny, whose parents are abroad and is a known arsonist. Figgis dresses up as Santa Claus to steal present...

  • Ep 4

    4.Stanley Baxter's Christmas Box

    26-12-1976

    With Miriam Margolyes, Moray Watson, The Norman Maen Dancers and The Tony Mansell singers. Stanley Baxter's Christmas Box explodes to give us a seasonal send-up with all the trimmi...

  • Ep 5

    5.The Army Game - Bootserella

    07-01-1960

    Baron Stonybroke hopes to finally marry off the ugliest of his daughters, Prince Charming arranges a dance to find himself a rich heiress, and a fairy godfather visits to make sure...

  • Ep 6

    6.Two's Company - A Loving Christmas

    25-12-1976

    Dorothy and her butler Robert are planning to be away from each other this Christmas, but at home to someone special…

  • Ep 7

    7.Bless me Father - The Season of Goodwill

    23-12-1979

    As Christmas nears, Father Duddleswell enters into his annual period of being on his best and most charitable behavior. It's a grand opportunity for others like Father Neil and Mrs...

  • Ep 8

    8.The Rag Trade - Christmas Rush

    24-12-1977

    It may be Christmas but will the running conflict between Harold and Paddy at Fenner Fashions put a damper on the Christmas spirit? Starring Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin and Chritoph...

  • Ep 9

    9.That's My Boy - Cold Turkey

    23-12-1983

    Starring Mollie Sugden and Christopher Blake . Ida's looking forward to a nice quiet Christmas with Robert and Angie. It's a shame that Robert isn't - 'Christmas Day is like any ot...

  • Ep 10

    10.Please Sir - And Everyone Came Too!

    27-12-1970

    As 5C break up for the last time they prepare to take life by the throat, the shirt, the vest or anything else they can lay their hands on. They will return - at Christmas for a sp...

  • Ep 11

    11.One the Buses - Christmas Duty

    25-12-1970

    Once again Jack and Stan are in the inspector's bad books for using the bus to collect Christmas presents so, when a husband and wife crew report sick, he has the two men working o...

  • Ep 12

    12.My Husband and I - No Place Like Home

    18-12-1987

    Nora Powers (Mollie Sugden) and her husband George (William Moore) are all set to pack their bags for sunny Spain in a 30-minute Christmas Special "No Place Like Home".

  • Ep 13

    13.George and the Dragon - Merry Christmas

    24-12-1966

    George and Gabrielle have ideas about Christmas but things don¹t go to plan.

  • Ep 14

    14.Billy Liar - The Gift of Magi

    25-12-1973

    Christmas is approaching and Mr Fisher issues stern instructions to Billy that he is to spend his savings on Christmas presents for his family. But Billy is more tempted by a pair...

  • Ep 15

    15.All This and Christmas Too

    24-12-1971

    Sid's daughter may be pregnant, but he is more interested in catching a pesky mouse. Things are further complicated by visits from an assortment of strange neighbours and relatives...

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