| Christmas Night with the Stars (1958-2003) |
| Christmas Night With The Stars (1962) S4.E1 |
| A television show broadcast each Christmas night by the BBC from 1958 to 1972 (with the exception of 1961, 1965 and 1966), and returning in 1994 and 2003. The show was hosted each year by a leading star of BBC TV and featured specially made short seasonal editions (typically about 10 minutes long) of the previous year's most successful BBC sitcoms and light entertainment programs. |
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1962
12/25/1962
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TV Series Episode
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Eamonn Andrews
/ Self - Host
Billy Cotton
/ Self - and his Band
Alan Breeze
/ Self - with Billy Cotton
Kathie Kay
/ Self - with Billy Cotton
The High-Lights
/ Themselves - with Billy Cotton
The Leslie Roberts Silhouettes
/ Themselves - with Billy Cotton
Peter Jones
/ Harold Fenner - The Rag Trade segment
Miriam Karlin
/ Paddy Fleming - The Rag Trade segment
Reg Varney
/ Reg Turner - The Rag Trade segment
Esma Cannon
/ Lily Swann - The Rag Trade segment
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| Carry on Christmas (1969) |
| Miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Sid James) makes the life of his clerk, Bob Cratchit (Bernard Bresslaw) a misery. A visit from the spirit of Christmas Past (Charles Hawtrey) warns him that he will be shown the error of his ways by visits from the Spirits of Christmas present (Barbara Windsor) and future (Bernard Bresslaw) Becoming generous and helpful Scrooge finances Dr Frank N Stein ( Terry Scott) for his experiments. Scrooge is then thrown into the world of pantomime and meets poor Cinderella (Barbara Windsor) at the beck and call of her ugly sisters(Peter Butterworth and Terry Scott) With some camp help from Buttons (Charles Hawtrey) and the Fairy Godmother (Frankie Howerd) Scrooge resolves to embrace the spirit of Christmas. Unfortunately he lavishes affection on a passer-by (Hattie Jacques) and is arrested by a policeman ( Bernard Bresslaw). |
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1969
12/24/1969
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TV Movie
50 minutes
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Comedy
Family
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Ronnie Baxter
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Sidney James
/ Ebenezer Scrooge
Terry Scott
/ Dr. Frank N. Stein / Convent Girl / Mr. Barrett / Baggie the Ugly Sister
Charles Hawtrey
/ Spirit of Christmas Past
Charles Hawtrey
/ Angel / Convent Girl / Buttons
Hattie Jacques
/ Elizabeth Barrett / Nun / Bemused Passer-By
Barbara Windsor
/ Cinderella / Fanny
Barbara Windsor
/ Spirit of Christmas Present
Bernard Bresslaw
/ Bob Cratchit
Bernard Bresslaw
/ Spirit of Christmas Future
Bernard Bresslaw
/ Frank N. Stein's Monster / Convent Girl / Town Crier / Policeman
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| Carry on Christmas: Carry on Stuffing (1972) |
| In this third seasonal helping of festive Carry On fun, set at an eighteenth-century banquet, the team's sketches include a pantomime performance of Aladdin, a rip-roaring Elizabethan sing-song, and biblical goings-on in the Garden of Eden. |
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1972
12/20/1972
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TV Movie
50 minutes
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Comedy
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Ronnie Baxter
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Hattie Jacques
/ Fiona Clodhopper / Miss Harriet / Miss Molly Coddles / Fairy Godmother
Joan Sims
/ Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Miss Esmerelda / Princess Yo-Yo / Clodhopper's Mother-in-Law
Barbara Windsor
/ Milk Maiden / Eve / Maid / Miss Clodhopper / Aladdin
Kenneth Connor
/ Club Chairman / Lt. Bangham / Insp. Knocker / General Clodhopper / Hanky Poo
Peter Butterworth
/ Captain Alistair Dripping / Sir Francis Fiddler / Admiral Rene/ Widow Holeinone
Norman Rossington
/ Valet / Tardy Diner / Genie of the Lamp
Jack Douglas
/ Mr. Firkin / Adam / Ringworm the Butler / Charles Burke / Demon King
Brian Oulton
/ Oriental Orator
Valerie Leon
/ Serving Wench
Billy Cornelius
/ Waiter
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| Carry on Christmas (1973) |
| In this fourth and final annual Christmas TV special, Sid is a working as saucy Santa in a department store grotto. He reflects on how Christmas has been celebrated though the ages, aided by sketches from the team set in prehistoric, Georgian, World War 1 and Robin Hood times - not to mention a dance routine that's a real nutcracker. |
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1973
12/24/1973
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TV Movie
50 minutes
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Comedy
Family
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Ronald Fouracre
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Sidney James
/ Santa (Mr Belcher)
Sidney James
/ Seed Pod / Sir Henry
Sidney James
/ Sgt Ball / Robin Hood
Joan Sims
/ Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina
Joan Sims
/ Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden
Barbara Windsor
/ Virginia / Crompet / Fanny / Fifi / 1st Ballerina / Lady Frances
Kenneth Connor
/ Mr. Sibley / Anthro Pod / Bishop / Pvt Parkin / 2nd Ballerina / Will Scarlet
Bernard Bresslaw
/ Bodkin Pod / Boll / 1st Dart Player / Capt Ffing-Burke / 5th Ballerina / Little John / Policeman
Jack Douglas
/ 2nd Singing Caveman / Crapper / 2nd German / 4th Ballerina/ Alan A'Dale
Peter Butterworth
/ 1st Singing Caveman / Guest / 2nd Dart player / 1st German/ 3rd Ballerina / Friar Tuck
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| Carry on Laughing's Christmas Classics (1983) |
| Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor reunite for a festive trawl through the archives of classic 'Carry On' clips. |
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1983
12/22/1983
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TV Special
24 minutes
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Comedy
Family
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David Clark
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Kenneth Williams
/ Presenter / Various Characters
Barbara Windsor
/ Presenter / Various Characters
Bernard Bresslaw
/ Various Characters (archive footage)
Peter Butterworth
/ Various Characters (archive footage)
Sandra Caron
/ Fanny (archive footage)
Roy Castle
/ Captain Keene (archive footage)
Kenneth Connor
/ Various Characters (archive footage)
Jim Dale
/ Various Characters (archive footage)
Larry Dann
/ Clive (archive footage)
Windsor Davies
/ Various Characters (archive footage)
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| I Love Christmas (2001) |
| Another helping of seasonal nostalgia (following I Love a 70's Christmas) linked by Brian Blessed as Father Christmas. Included are 'The Railway Children', 'Some Mothers Do Ave Em', pantomimes and 'Thunderbirds'. |
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2001
12/24/2001
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TV Special
90 minutes
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Documentary
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Raymond Allen
/ Self
Gerry Anderson
/ Self
Sylvia Anderson
/ Self
Peter Auty
/ Self
Ron Atkinson
/ Self
Liz Bee
/ Self
Howard Blake
/ Self
Brian Blessed
/ Father Christmas, Host / Self
Ed Byrne
/ Self
Rhona Cameron
/ Self
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| Michael McIntyre's Very Christmassy Christmas Show (2014) |
| Don’t miss Michael McIntyre’s Very Christmassy Christmas Show – BBC1 10:40pm Christmas Day!
Guests joining Michael include Robbie Williams, Jamie Oliver, Jamie Cullum, Barbara Windsor, Rob Brydon, Michelle Keegan and Mrs Brown (Brendan O'Carroll). |
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2014
12/25/2014
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A
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Comedy
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Chris Howe
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Rob Brydon
/ Self - Guest
Jamie Cullum
/ Self
Laura Delee
/ Self - Vocalist
Ainsley Harriott
/ Self - Guest
Peter Jones
/ Self - Guest
Michelle Keegan
/ Self - Guest
Michael McIntyre
/ Unknown
Brendan O'Carroll
/ Guest
Jamie Oliver
/ Self - Guest
Moira Stuart
/ Self - Guest
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| Second Star to the Left (2001) |
| Seasonal animation in which a hamster, a rabbit and a guinea pig embark on a journey to deliver a Christmas present lost by Santa Claus. |
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2001
12/24/2001
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TV Movie Animated
29 minutes
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Family
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Graham Ralph
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Hugh Laurie
/ Archie (voice)
Barbara Windsor
/ Babs (voice)
Mark Williams
/ Duke (voice)
Henry Cherrytree
/ Santa Claus (voice)
Henry Cherrytree
/ Additional Voices (voice)
Tony Collingwood
/ Additional Voices (voice)
Konnie Huq
/ Additional Voices (voice)
Jimmy Hibbert
/ Additional Voices (voice)
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