The following is a list of United Kingdom, Christmas television specials, as well as Christmas-themed episodes of regular television series.
Drama BBC Series Episode/special Year Description A Christmas Carol 1977 A Christmas Carol 2019 A three-part miniseries. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Au Revior 2004 2 episodes Black Christmas 1977 Ballykissangel As Happy as a Turkey on Boxing Day 1997 Born and Bred A Very Ormston Christmas 2003 The Brothers The Christmas Party 1976 Chalkface Christmas Cheer 1991 Cranford Christmas Special 2009 Dr. Finlay's Casebook The Gifts of the Magi 1966 Lark Rise to Candleford Christmas Special 2008 Last Christmas 1999 Last Tango in Halifax Christmas Special 2013 Lost Christmas 2011 Maigret A Crime for Christmas 1961
All Creatures Great and Small Episode/ Special Year Description Merry Gentlemen 1978 Christmas Special 1983 The Lord God Made Them All 1985 Brotherly Love 1990
Bergerac Episode/ Special Year Description Fires in Fall 1986 Treasure Hunt 1987 Retirement Plan 1988 Second Time Round 1989 There For the Picking 1990 All for Love 1991
Call the Midwife Episode Year DescriptionChristmas Special 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Casualty / Holby City Series Episode Year DescriptionCasualty Survival 1986 Closure 1986 These Things Happen 1987 Silent Night 1992 Comfort and Joy 1993 Talking Turkey 1994 Lost Boys 1995 Do You Believe in Fairies? 1996 The Golden Hour 1997 New Year and All That 1998 Peace on Earth 1999 Holby City Tidings of Comfort and Joy 1999 Casualty Merry Christmas Dr Spiller 2000 Holby City A Christmas Carol, Part I A Christmas Carol, Part II Casualty Life and Soul 2001 Holby City Twas the Night Casualty Some Comfort, No Joy, Little Peace, Bit Too Much Love 2002 Holby City Sinners And Saints Casualty Eat, Drink and Be Merry 2003 Holby City In The Bleak Midwinter Casualty@Holby City Casualty@Holby City at Christmas (Part One) 2004 Casualty@Holby City at Christmas (Part Two) Casualty Do They Know It's Christmas? 2005 Casualty@Holby City Deny Thy Father (Part 1) Deny Thy Father (Part 2) Casualty Silent Night 2006 Holby City The Good Fight Casualty What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding 2007 Holby City Elliot's Wonderful Life Casualty This Will Be Our Year 2008 Took a Long Time to Come Holby City Maria's Christmas Carol Casualty All I Want for Christmas 2009 Tidings of Comfort and Joy Holby City Stand By Me Casualty Season of Goodwill 2010 Winter Wonderland Holby City The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Casualty Next of Kin 2011 Holby City Wise Men Casualty I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus 2012 Holby City Through the Darkness And We Banish Shade Casualty Away in a Manger 2013 Holby City All I Want for Christmas Is You Casualty Solomon's Song 2014 Holby City Star of Wonder I Will Honour Christmas in My Heart Casualty Maybe This Year 2015 Home for Christmas Holby City Bad Blood, Fake Snow Blue Christmas Casualty All I Want for Christmas Is You 2016 Bah Humbug Holby City Hallelujah The Nightmare Before Christmas Casualty Series 32, episode 17 2017 Holby City Best Christmas Ever 2018 Casualty Series 33, episode 17
Doctor Who
Episode/special Year Description "The Feast of Steven" 1965 Episode 7 of The Daleks' Master Plan "The Christmas Invasion" 2005 "The Runaway Bride" 2006 "Voyage of the Damned" 2007 "The Next Doctor" 2008 "The End of Time: Part One" 2009 "A Christmas Carol" 2010 "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" 2011 "The Snowmen" 2012 "The Time of the Doctor" 2013 "Last Christmas" 2014 "The Husbands of River Song" 2015 "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" 2016 "Twice Upon a Time" 2017 "The Church on Ruby Road"2023"Joy to the World"2024
Father Brown Episode Year Description "The Star of Jacob" 2016 "The Tree of Truth" 2017
Grange Hill Special Year DescriptionChristmas Special 1981 1985
Jonathan Creek Episode Year Description Black Canary 1998 Satan's Chimney 2001 The Grinning Man 2009 Daemons' Roost 2016
ITV Series/special Episode Year Description The Adventures of Robin Hood The Christmas Goose 1957 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Blue Carbuncle 1984 The Avengers Too Many Christmas Trees 1965 Agatha Christie's Poirot Hercule Poirot's Christmas 1995 Cadfael The Virgin in the Ice 1995 A Christmas Carol 2000 The Bretts Grand Finale 1987 Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me 2011 Doctor Finlay Snowblind 1996 Drummonds A Woman Lost and Found 1985 El C.I.D. Christmas Spirit 1991 The Flame Trees of Thika Happy New Year 1981 Foyle's War Bleak Midwinter 2007 London's Burning Ding Dong Merrily 1988 Shine on Harvey Moon A Christmas Truce 1982 Minder Minder's Christmas Bonus 1983 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries Complements of the Season 1973 Public Eye Horse and Carriage 1972 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Case of Identity 1979 Tales of the Unexpected The Party 1980
A Family at War Episode Year Description The Other Side of the Hill 1970 Yielding Place to New 1972
Armchair Theatre Episode Year Description Ring Out the Old 1956 Season 1, Episode 15 Roast Goose and Walnut Stuffing 1959 Season 4, Episode 14 Hear the Tiger, See the Bay 1962 Series 7, Episode 6
Bad Girls Special Year DescriptionChristmas Special 2005 2006
Boon Episode Year(s) Description Full Circle 1986 The Tender Trap 1990 The Night Before Christmas 1991
The Bill Episode Year Description Stuffed 1994 Merrily on High 1996 Twanky 1997 Christmas Star 1998 When the Snow Lay Round About 1999 The Night Before 2000 Santa's Little Helper 2008
The Darling Buds of May Episode Year Description Christmas Is Coming 1991 Season 1, Episode 7 Le Grand Weekend 1992 Season 2, Episode 7
Downton Abbey Episode/special Year Description Christmas at Downton Abbey 2011 Season 2, Episode 9 A Journey to the Highlands 2012 Season 3, Episode 9 The London Season 2013 Season 4, Episode 9 A Moorland Holiday 2014 Season 5, Episode 9 The Finale 2015 Season 6, Episode 9
Heartbeat / The Royal Series Episode/special Year DescriptionHeartbeat A Winter's Tale 1994 Charity Begins at Home 1996 The Queen's Message 1997 Echoes of the Past 1998 Cold Turkey 2000 No Hiding Place 2001 Many Splendoured Thing 2002 The Royal Famous for a Day 2003 Heartbeat In the Bleak Midwinter 2004 Christmas Album 2005 Auld Acquaintance
Midsomer Murders Episode Year Description Ghosts of Christmas Past 2004 Days of Misrule 2008 The Christmas Haunting 2013
Northern Lights Episode Year Description Christmas Lights 2004 Clash of the Santas 2008
Taggart Episode Year Description Cold Blood 1987 Double Jeopardy 1988 Rouges' Gallery 1990
Upstairs, Downstairs Episode Year Description Whom God Hath Joined 1972 Goodwill to All Men 1973
Channel 4 Series Episode Year Description The Max Headroom Show Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey 1986 Shameless Christmas Special 2004 Black Mirror White Christmas 2014
Channel 5 All Creatures Great and Small Episode/special Year Description The Night Before Christmas 2020 The Perfect Christmas 2021 Merry Bloody Christmas 2022 On a Wing and a Prayer 2023 All God's Creatures 2024
The Madame Blanc Mysteries Episode/special Year Description Christmas in Sainte Victoire 2022 Christmas Special 2023 Christmas Special 2024
Sunny Bunnies Episode/special Year Description Christmas Tree 2015 Let's Go Get Those Presents 2017 Jingle Bell Bunnies 2018 Christmas Stocking 2019 Cosmic Christmas Tree 2021
Comedies BBC Series/special Episode(s)/(Special(s)) Year(s) Description A Bit of Fry & Laurie Christmas Special 1987 AD/BC: A Rock Opera 2004 The All New Alexei Sayle Show Alexei's Extra Special Xmas Show 1994 Amandaland Christmas Special 2025 Bernard and the Genie 1991 Bad Education Christmas 2013 Blackadder Blackadder's Christmas Carol 1988 The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff Christmas Special 2011 Bluestone 42 Christmas Special 2013 Boomers Christmas Special 2015 Bottom Holy 1992 Butterflies Christmas with the Parkinsons 1979 The Charlie Drake Show A Christmas Carol 1960 Lost Chef! A Bird in the Hand 1993 Christmas Night with the Stars 1958–72, 1994, 2003 Anthology special featuring mini-episodes of several BBC programs. The Cleaner A Clean Christmas 2022 The Comic Strip Wild Turkey 1992 Cuckoo Christmas Special 2014 Dad Nemesis 1999 The Dawson Watch Christmas Special 1980 Dead Ringers Christmas Specials 2003-2005 Dear John Kate Returns 1987 Detectorists Christmas Special 2015, 2022 Extras Christmas Special 2007 The Fast Show Christmas Special 1996 French and Saunders Christmas Specials 1988, 1994, 1998-2003 The Frost Report Frost Over Christmas 1967 The Funny Side of Christmas 1982 Anthology special including mini-episodes of severalBBC programs including: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Butterflies Only Fools and Horses Last of the Summer Wine Sorry! Three of a Kind Smith and Jones Open All Hours The Les Dawson Show Yes Minister Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008, 2019, 2024 Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Millennium 1999 The Goes Wrong Show The Nativity 2020 The Good Life Silly, But It's Fun 1977 The Goodies Earthanasia 1977 Hebburn Christmas Special 2013 Here We Go Mum's Classic Family Christmas 2023 Him & Her The Christmas Special 2012 House of Fools The Bobble Hat Affair 2014 Ideal An Ideal Xmas 2005 It Ain't Half Hot Mum Puddings from Heaven 1977 Jam & Jerusalem Christmas Panto 2006 Just Good Friends Christmas Special 1984 Kiss Me Kate Christmas 2000 Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge Knowing Me, Knowing Yule 1995 Lead Balloon Nuts 2008 The League of Gentlemen Yule Never Leave! 2000 May to December I'll See You in My Dreams 1990 Men Behaving Badly Jingle Balls 1997 My Hero Christmas 2000 Next of Kin The Nativity Play 1995 No Place Like Home A Crabtree Christmas 1984 The Office Christmas specials 2003 Operation Good Guys That's Entertainment 2000 Rev. Christmas Special 2011 Russell Howard's Good News Christmas Special 2009 The Smoking Room Christmas Special 2004 Sorry! Winter's Tales 1988 The Thin Blue Line Yuletide Spirit 1995 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps When Janet Met Jonny 2003 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Christmas Special 1974 The Worst Week of My Life The Worst Christmas of My Life 2006 Yes Minister Party Games 1984
2point4 Children Episode Year(s) Description Misery 1992 Babes in the Wood 1993 Relax-ay-voo 1994 Porky's 1995 Two Years Before the Mast 1996
Absolutely Fabulous Episode/special Year(s) Description Happy New Year 1995 Gay 2002 Cold Turkey 2003 White Box 2004 Identity 2011 Job 2012
After You've Gone Episode Year(s) Description And So This Is Christmas 2007 There Will Be Pud 2008
Alas Smith and Jones Episode Year(s) Description The Home-Made Xmas Video 1987 Alas Sage & Onion 1988
'Allo 'Allo! Episode Year(s) Description The Gateau from the Chateau 1985 A Bun in the Oven 1991
Are You Being Served? Episode Year(s) Description Christmas Crackers 1975 The Father Christmas Affair 1976 Happy Returns 1978 The Punch and Judy Affair 1979 Roots? 1981
Birds of a Feather Episode Year(s) Description Sailing 1989 Falling in Love Again 1990 We'll Always Have Majorca 1991 The Chigwell Connection 1992 It Happened in Hollywood 1993 Christmas in Dreamland 1994 Reservoir Birds 1997 Holy Ground 1998
Bread Episode Year(s) Description Christmas with the Boswells 1988 A Quiet Christmas 1989 Another Christmas with the Boswells 1990
The Brittas Empire Episode Year(s) Description In the Beginning 1994 Surviving Christmas 1996
The Catherine Tate Show Series Episode Year(s) Description The Catherine Tate Show Christmas Special 2005 Nans Christmas Carol 2009 Catherine Tate's Nan 2013
Citizen Khan Episode Year(s) Description A Khan Christmas 2013 A Khan Family Christmas 2014 Mr Khan's Christmas Wonderland 2015 It's a Khanderful Life 2016
Citizen Smith Episode Year(s) Description A Story for Christmas 1977 Buon Natale 1980
Dad's Army