Best Christmas TV 'special'?

[carcinogen]

I quite like the one with Felicity Kendall. 'The Good Life'? Where Margo's Christmas gets 'cancelled' and she has to wear a paper-hat made out of the Daily Telegraph after refusing a copy of a tabloid rag. I thought that was an excellent example of understated British life in suburbia and the class system in effect. Does that world even exist anymore? It wasn't perfect, obviously. Nothing is. And it wasn't 'laugh-out-loud' funny. But it was understated elegance. That was the best British trait we had as a nation before this country went all tits-up and the bleeding-heart liberal's took over. Understatement.

[kancutlawns]

Anything Christmas Special that predates fucking Miranda, dinnerladies, Gavin and Stacey and Mrs Brown’s Boys is fine with me. I can even abide another 100m years of watching OFAH Batman and Robin as opposed to those.

[kancutlawns]

The ‘Bottom’ Christmas Special is possibly the best one I’ve watched. The boys found a baby on the doorstep of their rancid hovel. Spudgun and other repulsive mate brought presents - a box of Terrys Gold chocolates, a Frankenstein mask and cheap aftershave called ‘Grrrrrr’. It did my I laugh. Like the One Foot In The Grave Christmas specials too.

[VeritasVincit]

This topic has plunged me into the abyss of deep despair. I took the foolish step of checking what 'Christmas Specials' there were to look forward to.
This is the pick of the best [?]
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special
The Great Christmas Bake Off
50 Years Of A Question Of Sport
A Berry Royal Christmas
A Question of Sport Christmas Special
​Call the Midwife Christmas Special
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show​
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
​Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special (x2
Pointless Celebrities Christmas Special
Still Open All Hours Christmas Special
Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special
The Graham Norton Show Christmas Special
Live at the Apollo Christmas Special
MasterChef: The Professionals Rematch 2019​ 
The Christmas Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan
​Dancing on Ice at Christmas
The Price is Right Christmas Special
Tipping Point : Lucky Stars Christmas Special
8 Out of Ten Cats Christmas Special
Still Open All Hours Christmas Special

[Vespa]

Ally McBeal

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

24 hours in A&E

[AlcoholBrazil]

Best one.....Rising Damp.....where Rigsby thought Philip brought him a black woman from his tribe as a gift for him. Superb .
Porridge had two cracking Xmas specials .

[subsub]

The ‘Bottom’ Christmas Special is possibly the best one I’ve watched. The boys found a baby on the doorstep of their rancid hovel. Spudgun and other repulsive mate brought presents - a box of Terrys Gold chocolates, a Frankenstein mask and cheap aftershave called ‘Grrrrrr’.

'How many potatoes, Spudgun?'
'Two, please!'
'No. One.'
'No, two!'
'NO. ONE.'
*potato crashes through plate*
'I've changed my mind. None.'

[Zambo]

Well this was Arnold's favourite.

[lambrini]

[Basualdo]

Ted rescues a gaggle of priests who "just happen" to be "lost" in the Dunnes Stores lingerie section - "Ireland's largest...er.. so I've heard."

As a reward he is awarded The Golden Cleric award at a lavish ceremony televised live from Craggy Island. The fuss attracts the attention of a supposed old friend, the mysterious Father Todd Unctuous.

What are Father Unctious' motives for calling on his old seminary classmate?

[subsub]

Yep, fantastic.
The best bit, of course, is:

[Carlos J]

Philistines:

[lambrini]

Yep, fantastic.
The best bit, of course, is:

[ToRmAtO]

Thunderbirds Xmas Special