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Christmas Night with the Stars (1958-2003)
Christmas Night With The Stars (1963)      S5.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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1963
12/25/1963
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Eamonn Andrews / Self - Host
The Mitchell Minstrels / Themselves
The Television Toppers / Themselves - with The Black and White Minstrels
John Boulter / Self - Minstrel
Dai Francis / Self - Minstrel
Tony Mercer / Self - Minstrel
Benny Garcia / Self - with The Black and White Minstrels
Margaret Savage / Self - with The Black and White Minstrels
Russ Conway / Self
Children from The Corona Stage School / Themselves - with Russ Conway



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Christmas Night with the Stars (1958-2003)
Christmas Night With The Stars (1964)      S6.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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1964
12/25/1964
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Jack Warner / Self - Host
The Mitchell Minstrels / Themselves
John Boulter / Singer - The Black and White Minstrels segment
Dai Francis / Singer - The Black and White Minstrels segment
Tony Mercer / Singer - The Black and White Minstrels segment
Benny Garcia / Singer - The Black and White Minstrels segment
Margaret Savage / Self - The Black and White Minstrels segment
The Television Toppers / Dancers - The Black and White Minstrels segment
Roy Castle / Self
Billy Cotton / Self - and his Band



Christmas Night with the Stars  (1958-2003)



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The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977) - 1977 Christmas Show (1977)
The musical guests are Angharad Rees and Elton John. Elton John has trouble getting correct directions. Eric and Ernie move house. Ernie's play is called 'Cyrano de Bergerac' and stars Francis Matthews and Penelope Keith.
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1977
12/25/1977
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TV Special
67 minutes
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Comedy
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Eric Morecambe / Self
Ernie Wise / Self
Penelope Keith / Self /  Roxanne
Elton John / Self - Musical Guest
Angharad Rees / Self
Francis Matthews / Self /  Count de Basie
Arthur Lowe / Capt. George Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier / Sgt. Arthur Wilson
John Laurie / Pte. James Frazer
Richard Briers / Theatre Patron



The Morecambe & Wise Show  (1968–1977) - 1977 Christmas Show  (1977)



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The Comedy Christmas (2007)
A look at the history of traditional TV comedy on the Christmas schedules. Nostalgia binge celebrating the Christmas special: as much a part of Christmas day as turkey and crackers. Revisits classic moments, such as Tim and Dawn's kiss in The Office.
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2007
12/24/2007
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69 minutes
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Documentary
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Cybele Rowbottom
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Melissa Sinden / Self - Narrator (voice)
Paul Brown / Self - Narrator (voice)
David Jason / Self
John Sullivan / Self
John Thomson / Self
John Challis / Self
James King / Self
David Schneider / Self
Mark Dolan / Self
Penelope Keith / Self



The Comedy Christmas  (2007)



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Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013)
Join Mouse and Mole at their Twelfth Night party! After the two have an argument, Mole spends the night outside in his armchair. He dreams that his new snow-mole comes to life and transports him to a land where his wishes are granted!
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2013
12/16/2013
TV-Y
TV Movie Animated
28 minutes
A
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Family
Director(s):
Joy Whitby
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Alan Bennett / Mole (voice)
Richard Briers / Mouse (voice)
Imelda Staunton / Shrew (voice)
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time  (2013)



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The Good Life (1975–1978) 
Silly, But It's Fun.... (1977)      S4.E8
Tom and Barbara have put the episode when they were vandalised behind them and are making their own decorations on Christmas eve. Next door Margo has argued with the company delivering all her Christmas trimmings and sent back the van because the Christmas tree was too short. Due to a misunderstanding no replacement arrives and Margo and Jerry are faced with the prospect of no Christmas. Fortunately the Goods have enough Christmas cheer to invite them for party games and home-made crackers,though Margo is specific about which newspaper she wants for her party hat.
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1977
12/26/1977
TV-PG
TV Special
27 minutes
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Comedy
Director(s):
John Howard Davies
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Richard Briers / Tom Good
Felicity Kendal / Barbara Good
Penelope Keith / Margo Leadbetter
Paul Eddington / Jerry Leadbetter
David Battley / Bill, Tradesman
The Good Life  (1975–1978) 



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Peter's Friends (1992)
Six former college friends, with two new friends, gather for a New Year's Eve weekend reunion at a large English countryside manor after ten years to reminisce about the good times now long gone.
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1992
12/25/1992
R
Film
101 minutes
C
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Comedy
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Romance
Director(s):
Kenneth Branagh
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Hugh Laurie / Roger Anderson
Kenneth Branagh / Andrew Benson
Stephen Fry / Peter Morton
Alphonsia Emmanuel / Sarah Johnson
Emma Thompson / Maggie Chester
Imelda Staunton / Mary Anderson
Richard Briers / Lord Morton
Phyllida Law / Vera
Alex Scott / Young Paul
Edward Jewesbury / Mr. Gooch



Peter's Friends  (1992)



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A Midwinter's Tale (1995)
A group of theater actors plays "Hamlet" in a provincial village, faced with their own temptations, disappointments, and joys.
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1995
09/10/1995
R
Film
99 minutes
C
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Comedy
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Kenneth Branagh
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Richard Briers / Henry Wakefield (Claudius, the Ghost, and the Player King)
Hetta Charnley / Molly
Joan Collins / Margaretta D'Arcy
Nicholas Farrell / Tom Newman (Laertes, Fortinbras, and messengers)
Mark Hadfield / Vernon Spatch (Polonius, Marcellus, and First Gravedigger)
Gerard Horan / Carnforth Greville (Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Horatio, and Barnardo)
Celia Imrie / Fadge
Michael Maloney / Joe Harper (Hamlet)
Jennifer Saunders / Nancy Crawford
Julia Sawalha / Nina Raymond (Ophelia)



A Midwinter's Tale  (1995)



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Unconditional Love (2002)
When Grace's husband leaves her after 25 years, she flies to England for her singer idol's funeral. She meets his lover and they return to Chicago to hunt down the idol's killer.
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2002
08/23/2002
PG-13
Film
124 minutes
C
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Comedy
Drama
Musical
Director(s):
P.J. Hogan
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Cast:

Kathy Bates / Grace Beasley
Rupert Everett / Dick Simpson
Dan Aykroyd / Max Beasley
Jonathan Pryce / Victor Fox
Ashley Anne Ayer / 'Hitchcock Railway' Dancer
Kaja Stiglic / 'Hitchcock Railway' Dancer
Lisa Nicole Wilkerson / 'Hitchcock Railway' Dancer
Beth Littleford / Morning Chicago T.V. Host
Amo Gulinello / T.V. Station Intern
Meredith Eaton / Maudey



Unconditional Love  (2002)



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