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SEASONAL SMILES Birds Of A Feather Christmas Special, 9pm, 9 ITV

BACK for a chaotic Christmas special come Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson as Essex sisters Sharon and Tracey, Tracey with Lesley Joseph Josep (pictured) as their man-eating friend, Dorien. Tracey’s ambitious plans threaten to upset everyone, while Sharon has found a novel way of doing her Christmas shopping.

FESTIVE JAPES Would I Lie To You? At Christmas, 9.30pm, BBC1

DAVID MITCHELL is joined by Henry Blofeld and Kerry Howard, while Lee Mack is joined by the Reverend Richard Coles and Clive Myrie, for jolly festive japes in yet another hilarious edition of the bluffers’ game show.

XMAS OLD & NEW Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds At Christmas, 9pm, Ch4

SOCIAL isolation is one of the biggest problems faced by our ageing population, and never is loneliness more acutely felt than at Christmas. This charming special reunites the elderly residents of St Monica Trust with some of the knee-high chums — such as Ellie and Elisie (pictured) – they made during the heart-warming first series.

THEY’RE BACK! The League Of Gentlemen, 10pm, BBC2

FIFTEEN years after the last series ended, Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton return to the grotesque village