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OLD PALS, NUNS AND A DRAGON, HERE IS OUR PICK OF THE TOP TELLY THIS CHRISTMAS
ROALD & BEATRIX Sky One, 8.15pm
HERE’S a comedy drama to warm the cockles – based on the true story of when a six-year-old Roald Dahl set off to meet his favourite author, Beatrix Potter. The special features
Dawn French as Beatrix, with the cast also including Jessica Hynes, Rob Brydon and Alison Steadman.
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
Channel 5, 9pm
IT’S Christmas Eve and Helen is due to marry Hugh the following day. Lovelorn vet James Herriot is called out when a dog needs help to give birth and Helen goes with him. He saves the dog, but then fog traps them high in the Dales overnight.
Hmmm, will James keep his true feelings in check? Will he ’eck!
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
ITV, 9.15pm
HANG on, where’s Sharon? And how come Dorien is going out with Les Dennis?
Birds of a Feather makes a welcome return after a three-year absence. Sharon is stuck on a Covid cruise, but Les’s character Graeme arrives to cheer things up.
Ami Metcalf as Jordan, a pal of Tracey’s, still predicts a glum lockdown Christmas.
CHRISTMAS DAY ZOG AND THE FLYING DOCTORS
BBC1, 2.35pm
MAKE way for the sequel to Zog, which delighted viewers two years ago.
This latest animation, using the words of Julia Donaldson and illustrations of Axel Scheffler, has
Sir Lenny Henry as the narrator, joined by Rob Brydon as King, Hugh
Skinner as Zog and Daniel Ings as Sir Gadabout, while Patsy Ferran reprises her role as Princess Pearl.
BLANKETY BLANK BBC1, 7pm
THE classic game show is back, with Bradley Walsh as host and a panel of six celebrities who do their best to fill in missing blanks and help win prizes for the contestants.
The one-off festive special
also features a return of the legendary Blankety Blank cheque book and pen. Yay!
CALL THE MIDWIFE
BBC1, 7.40pm
IT’S Christmas 1965 and Nonnatus House is getting ready to celebrate – until Sister Monica Joan is rushed to hospital.
Trixie is furious to receive a subscription to a marriage bureau and a surprise reunion for Shelagh involves her in a moving birth. And the circus brings adventure for Nurse Crane.
QUENTIN BLAKE’S CLOWN
Channel 4, 7.40pm
BASED on the classic children’s book and narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, it follows the adventures of a little clown thrown away with some old toys. Handdrawn animation captures the unique style of Quentin Blake’s artwork.
VICTORIA WOOD: THE SECRET LIST
BBC2, 9.10pm
PRIOR to her untimely death, Victoria Wood had jotted down a list of the favourite sketches she’d created. More than 20 of them have been compiled into a two-parter which features clips from her own personal archive. The programmes also include contributions from friends.
It may be bittersweet, but boy, it’ll be funny.