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
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 on Christmas Day. Mum has cooked the turkey but to save Stan walking home Arthur agrees to collect him in the combination. But Arthur has had too much Christmas spirit and Olive agrees to drive, with Arthur and Mum to supervise. Unfortunately she crashes the bike and when they all get home the fire brigade has been called and the turkey is burnt to a cinder.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1970
12/25/1970
Approved
TV Series Episode 23 minutes
A
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.
1972: Presented by Jimmy Tarbuck
Love Thy Neighbour / On The Buses / Christmas With Wogan / Nearest and Dearest / Thirty Minutes Worth / Sez Les / The Fenn Street Gang / Father Dear Father
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1972
12/25/1972
Approved
TV Special
A
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Cast:
Jimmy Tarbuck
/ Self - Host Moira Anderson
/ Self - Performer Anne Aston
/ Self (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Nina Baden-Semper
/ Barbie Reynolds (segment "Love Thy Neighbour") Hylda Baker
/ Nellie Pledge (segment "Nearest and Dearest") David Barry
/ Frankie Abbott (segment "The Fenn Street Gang") Lynda Bellingham
/ Nurse Hilda Price (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Lionel Blair
/ ATV Commissionaire (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Judy Buxton
/ Student Nurse Katy Shaw (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Patrick Cargill
/ Patrick Glover (segment "Father, Dear Father")
Jeremy Child
/ Timothy Tanner (segment "Father, Dear Father") Peter Cleall
/ Eric Duffy (segment "The Fenn Street Gang") The Coffee Set
/ Themselves - Performers (segment "Sez Les") Leslie Crowther
/ Clive Gibbons (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Les Dawson
/ Self (segment "Sez Les") Peter Denyer
/ Dennis Dunstable (segment "The Fenn Street Gang") Jo-Jo the Dog
/ H.G. Wells Noel Dyson
/ Nanny (segment "Father, Dear Father") Liz Gebhardt
/ Maureen Bullock (segment "The Fenn Street Gang") Ann George
/ Amy Turtle (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Tommy Godfrey
/ Arthur (segment "Love Thy Neighbour") Noele Gordon
/ Meg Richardson (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Bob Grant
/ Jack Harper (segment "On the Buses") Larry Grayson
/ Self (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Doris Hare
/ Mum (segment "On the Buses") Carol Hawkins
/ Sharon Eversleigh (segment "The Fenn Street Gang") Madge Hindle
/ Lily Tattersall (segment "Nearest and Dearest") Ann Holloway
/ Karen Glover (segment "Father, Dear Father") Rod Hull
/ Self Tony Jacklin
/ Self - Performer Jimmy Jewel
/ Eli Pledge (segment "Nearest and Dearest") Anna Karen
/ Olive Rudge (segment "On the Buses") Penny Lane
/ Self - Performer (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Stephen Lewis
/ Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake (segment "On the Buses") Hugh Lloyd
/ Reg Robinson (Mr. Mole) (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Edward Malin
/ Walter Tattersall (segment "Nearest and Dearest") Keith Marsh
/ Jacko (segment "Love Thy Neighbour") Larry Martyn
/ Joe (segment "On the Buses") Malcolm McFee
/ Peter Craven (segment "The Fenn Street Gang") William Mervyn
/ Lord Charles (segment "Thirty Minutes Worth") Peggy Mount
/ Maggie Robinson (Lollipop) (segment "Christmas With Wogan") David Nixon
/ Self Natasha Pyne
/ Anna Tanner (segment "Father, Dear Father") Jack Smethurst
/ Eddie Booth (segment "Love Thy Neighbour") Sylvia Syms
/ Sylvia Gibbons (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Bob Todd
/ Milkman Rudolph Walker
/ Bill Reynolds (segment "Love Thy Neighbour") The Wandsworth School Choir
/ Themselves Mona Washbourne
/ Lady Sybil (segment "Thirty Minutes Worth") Carl Wayne
/ Self - Performer (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Kate Williams
/ Joan Booth (segment "Love Thy Neighbour") Terry Wogan
/ Self (segment "Christmas With Wogan") Harry Worth
/ William the Butler (segment "Thirty Minutes Worth")
A depressed Howard tries to build himself up but, under Foggy's instruction, ends up breaking his leg. Auntie Wainwright has Smiler testing a Triumph Motorcycle, after she rents him the riding gear. Foggy intends to sneak Marina past Pearl and into Norman's house so that Howard can come over to see her. Meanwhile, the ladies morning coffee group plan to give Howard a surprise visit that same evening to cheer him up during his recovery.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1995
12/24/1995
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 58 minutes
A
Alvin has Truly and Norman over for a Holiday dinner. Glenda invited a man to dinner that Barry does not like. Pearl and Marina each give Howard a sweater vest, so he wears them both - at the same time. Auntie Wainwright gives Tom and Smiler a dinner that is actually nice, and then empties their pockets in a card game.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
2006
12/28/2006
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 29 minutes
A
Norman has been roped into performing a humorous monologue for the Christmas Concert. Pearl plans to force Howard to mime a recording of Nelson Eddy. Glenda plans to force Barry to perform as a magician. Billy wants to give an archery demonstration. Alvin is practicing as a one-man-band. Entwistle hypnotizes Smiler into knowing how to dance.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
2003
12/21/2003
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 29 minutes
B
Truly and Norman are drawn into Howard's latest escape plan. Auntie Wainwright dresses Smiler as Father Christmas and Tom as an elf. Glenda tries to help Barry get over a negative reflective mood. The local police think that the men are gang trying to dispose of a body,
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
2005
12/18/2005
TV-PG
TV Series Episode 29 minutes
B
It's Boxing Day and Arthur's mother has come to stay, along with his sister Linda,who throws herself at all the men, including Jack. The two families go to the bus company's dance where Arthur warns Jack to keep away from Linda but is himself the object of desire for conductress Beryl, leading to Olive causing a scene. Later, as Blakey shows Arthur's mother around the depot, they catch Stan and Linda in a compromising position.
Year: Release Date: Rating: Video Type:
1971
12/26/1971
Approved
TV Series Episode 25 minutes
C
