What's your favourite British Christmas programme?

[Maria]

This is mostly for me, John, Ian and Clive, since we hadn't heard of any of Pete's :)

[ioconnell]

thank god I can finally vote on I poll of this nature, It has got to Only fools and horses with Del boy and plonker Rodders.

My second favourite would be Father teds Christmas special. Hilarious and it is filmed in part in the village I live in.

[optispares]

:D just got to be only fools and horses. simply the best.:cheers:

[Maria]

I like the Father Ted special, featuring the largest lingerie department in Ireland :)

Which parts were filmed in your village? Is the parochial house there? Do you host an annual Lovely Girls competition?

[John R]

Originally posted by Maria
This is mostly for me, John, Ian and Clive, since we hadn't heard of any of Pete's :)

Hey dont forget Jack (He's big bad and mean)........:shiner:

Ah but you missed the bset out what about the Morcome & Wise shows.... Now there entertainment :bbg:

And what about Heartbeat and Emmerdale both are filmed in our lovly dump of a town........

[Night Train]

I vote for the Christmas portions of Mony Pythons Meaning of Life. (Everyday is Christmas in Heaven)

[Steve Machol]

Anything by Monty Python gets my vote too!

[Maria]

What Americans need to realise is that British Xmas TV is exactly the same every year, to the point where we can't celebrate properly until we have studiously avoided watching Police Academy 5 for the billionth time. It's a bizarre tradition of ours.
They don't show Monty Python at Christmas, though. They show it every day on UK Gold.
The Eastenders special is always fun, with someone crying alone outside the Vic, whilst everyone else is happy inside. Other TV highlights include:
* A Superman film (my money's on Superman 2 this year)
* The episode of One Foot In The Grave filmed in the Algarve.
* Denis Norden's It'll Be Alright On The Night number 37.
* Noel Edmonds giving expensive presents to sick children, who probably would have preferred a kidney dialasis machine to a Playstation 2
* A Have I Got News For You Christas special, featuring Paul Merton being un-festive.
* BBC2 will show It's A Wonderful Life at some hideously inconvienient time, and then wonder why no-one watched it.
* Channel 4 will show Child's Play - Bride Of Chucky, just to show how trendy they are.
* They will also show lots of programmes about lesbian prostitutes. (But they do that all year round)
* And they will show Four Weddings and a Funeral, because the flatmate died.

So now there's no need for any Brits reading this to buy a Radio Times this year :)

[John R]

Originally posted by Maria
So now there's no need for any Brits reading this to buy a Radio Times this year :)

Huh on the wages we get in optics noooo chance, i will have to beg a paper of a down and out in the park to find out whats on tellie at christmas :D,
er hang on i dont watch much tellie, now whats on the puter at xmas ah porn porn and more porn.....:hammer: and not forgetting Optiboard :D:D

[ioconnell]

Originally posted by Maria
I like the Father Ted special, featuring the largest lingerie department in Ireland :)

Which parts were filmed in your village? Is the parochial house there? Do you host an annual Lovely Girls competition?

The largest lingerie store is Dunnes Stores and that was filmed 8 miles away from me. The parochial house is about 5 mins drive. The set is actually in Britain. Lovely Girls has been heard of as well as Best dressed Grandma, International Stone throwing Competion's, Hairy *** competition. then you have your sheaf throwing competions, womens turf throwing, Wellie throwing, horse shoe throwing, Race nights and a lot more.

When ted And dougal were singing my lovely horse, their "video" was shot in our village, also when they were racing the rabbits, many encounters with "I shot Jr" tom. Any out door scene was shot within a 20 mile radius of where I live.

P.s the censored bit refers to one's rear end

What town do ye live in that the shows are set in?

I wish they would swop superman for more Jim Davidson and the likes

[Maria]

To my knowledge, the only thing filmed in Rochdale was Steve Coogan's/Paul Calf's "Three Fights, Two Weddings and a Funeral". The scene where Pauline and Fat Bob come out of the registry office is Rochdale Town Hall, and the nightclub that Pauline goes to for her hen night is the now defunct Bojangles. I used to drink in there all the time when I was younger, because....
A) They would let me in from being 16 years old,
B) It was 50p to get in (an important consideration when one is 16 and with no source of income)
C) On Thursdays, you got a free cocktail because it was 'Ladies Night'
D) It was the only nightclub at the bottom of the hill, and some (most) nights, I wasn't physically capable of getting up the hill to the nicer clubs.

Obviously, it was a total dive, and the kind of place where Pauline Calf really would drink.

[Clive Noble]

Hey guys! I don't hear anyone mentioning Mr Bean.

He goes down in our family as one of the best.

Some years ago he did such a funny Xmas and N.Y.Eve programme.

I'd give him my vote.

[JRS]

Mr. Bean is funny, but I also use to laugh hard at 'One Foot in The Grave'. We watch a fair amount of BBC America at our house. My wife really enjoys 'Trading Spaces' and those series shows like such as 'Keeping Up Appearances'.

[silverlady]

Maria,
How could you forget the film that HAS to be watched every xmas without fail? Jason and the Argonauts.
This film has been known in my family for years and years and years as compulsive viewing for xmas, re-named. Jason and the Piggin Argonauts.:p Anne.

[Maria]

I have added Jason and The Pigging Argonauts, just for you. You are right, it will be on, probably on Christmas Day.

[John R]

Hey Maria, we get the "GReat Escape" at peak time on xmas day....But the other side has "TOY Story" yippie some thing i have not yet seen a thousand times before NOT........

[optispares]

originally posted by john r

Hey Maria, we get the "GReat Escape" at peak time on xmas day

:idea: i have to keep watching this. one day he will jump that fence.:shiner:

[hcjilson]

I'm Surprised at the fact that neither of the mentors of my British Apprenticeship thought to involve me in this thread.I would have thought it required reading for me.
Last night after coming home from a holiday party I tuned into our public Television station to find Black Adder and Baldric playing a spoof on "A Christmas Carol" It was hilarious...and by far my favourite British Christmas special.(also the only one I've seen ....but it wasn't listed above so I didn't vote) I have also seen Father Ted with Ian when he was with us last summer but it wasn't a xmas special so I couldn't vote for him either!I wish I had seen this thread earlier!My mentors would say its probably my fault for not paying better attention.
hj

[John R]

Hj seeing as it xmas we will let you off, but dont let it happen again :finger:
You must pay attention more......

Well i'm really looking forward to the "Only folls and horses" xmas special this year, that if the bbc gets it finished on time......

[ioconnell]

Originally posted by John R
Hj seeing as it xmas we will let you off, but dont let it happen again :finger:
You must pay attention more......

Well i'm really looking forward to the "Only folls and horses" xmas special this year, that if the bbc gets it finished on time......

When is only fools and horses on John, I have lost the tv guide

There was this guy on bcc 1 the other night, Carrott was his name, he was the best stand up comedian I ahve seen in a while

[hcjilson]

I guess its OK if the lad watches TV....A little bird told me he got honours this term!:D Congratulations Ian!
Don't slow father Christmas up on his appointed rounds.I need to get that digital camera!
HJ

[John R]

Originally posted by ioconnell


When is only fools and horses on John, I have lost the tv guide

There was this guy on bcc 1 the other night, Carrott was his name, he was the best stand up comedian I ahve seen in a while

Xmas day just after 9.00 here, not sure about your little Ireland
Would that be Jasper Carrot the brumie lad, I think hes pretty good bit like that Dave Allan guy.....I'm more of a Mike Harding fan, now thats one for Maria....

[John R]

OK who watched "Only fools" then, I wish that they had'nt bothered as it was no where near as good as the old ones.
As far as the tv went i think it has been very poor this christmas.
Just what did you think ?????

[ioconnell]

The first half of only fools was Boring but once Rodders and his missus started Dressing up as That Crowe fella and the one from the bill. I thought Del on the J Ross show was hilarious.

overall Tv on the British and American Channels we have here was not great. The biggest laugh came from The Irish version Of Millionanire. They paired up Choir boy Daniel O'Donnell with hells "angel" Sinead O'Conner. She would not stop Cursing and Swearing, poor old Dan was getting More and more red in the Face.

As for Ireland being a little nation: it may be true but we are large in Spirit, have hearts of gold and can talk the Hind legs off a donkey.

In the world cup Korea and Japan next summer ye will see that us Irish are a force to Reckoned with :bbg: :bbg: :bbg:

[optispares]

you are right it wasn't as good as the old ones .i have just been watching the diamond smuggling episode on sky, much better.
also watched the great escape and he still can't jump that fence thought he would have learnt by now.:hammer: