All Star Comedy Carnival was an annual Christmas-special produced by ITV, containing new mini-episodes of popular British sitcoms and light entertainment programmes with some musical interludes. This was broadcast annually on 25 December on ITV, from 1969 to 1973. All Star Comedy Carnvial was a direct competitor to the BBC's Christmas Night with the Stars. All had short five-minute sketches devised and produced for transmission within the festive period, written by the original writers of each comedy series.
1969: Presented by Des O'Connor
Doctor in the House / Mr Digby Darling / Cribbins / Please Sir! / Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width / Jokers Wild / On the Buses / Father Dear Father / Two in Clover / The Dustbinmen / Coronation Street / Dear Mother...Love Albert / Mike Yarwood
Frank was looking forward to playing Joseph in the annual Nativity play, but the parish wisely casts another. Meanwhile his 'RAF record' got Frank a job with Mr. Hudson's firm, working under his neighbor Jackson, who hates the noise Frank makes at anything. Jackson has secret activities in the firm's basement, too close to Frank whose bumbling is blamed on the foreman. Father O'Hara lets Frank take charge of the Nativity sets and effects: an ill-considered act of charity cast and church will suffer from.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1974
12/25/1974
Approved
TV Series Episode 52 minutes
A
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'.
Finn ignores Kennedy's insistence that he not visit Laura in Dresden and finds himself being pressured by a tabloid journalist with an embarrassing letter.
Bonteen offers his protection to Lady Eustace, who is being abused and extorted by Emilius and manages to lose the support of Plantagenet for the Chancellor's job.
