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Christmas Special: The Desperate Hours
Classic sitcom. Fletcher plans to add a bit of Christmas spirit to the festive season at Slade Prison in the form of his very own homemade liquor. But when prison officers Mackay and Barraclough uncover the stash of 'Chateau Slade', Fletcher seems in danger of spending Christmas in solitary.
Last on
Wed 20 Dec 2023
18:45
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales & Wales HD
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Norman Stanley Fletcher | Ronnie Barker |
| Mr Barrowclough | Brian Wilde |
| Mr MacKay | Fulton Mackay |
| Lennie Godber | Richard Beckinsale |
| Reg Urwin | Dudley Sutton |
| Warren | Sam Kelly |
| McLaren | Tony Osoba |
| Keegan | Ken Wynne |
| Tulip | Michael Redfern |
| Governor Venables | Michael Barrington |
| Mrs Jamieson | Jane Wenham |
| Writer | Ian La Frenais |
| Writer | Dick Clement |
| Producer | Sydney Lotterby |
Broadcasts
Christmas Eve 1976 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London- Fri 1 Apr 1977 20:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Tue 20 Dec 1977 19:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Sun 14 Oct 1984 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Wed 30 Dec 1992 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Christmas Day 2001 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Boxing Day 2004 17:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Christmas Eve 2005 22:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Sat 4 Nov 2006 20:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Sat 23 Dec 2006 18:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Thu 27 Dec 2007 18:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, Wales (Analogue), Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
- Tue 23 Dec 2008 18:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Wed 28 Dec 2011 18:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland, Wales & England only
- Sat 22 Dec 2012 18:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sat 22 Dec 2012 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England & Northern Ireland only
- Sun 29 Dec 2013 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Sat 19 Dec 2015 20:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- Fri 23 Dec 2016 17:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland & HD only
- Boxing Day 2018 17:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), South East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 21 Dec 2019 16:30
- Sat 19 Dec 2020 17:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Wales, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
- Mon 20 Dec 2021 18:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Wales, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
- Wed 20 Dec 2023 18:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Wed 20 Dec 2023 18:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, England, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
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