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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.

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43 minutes

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Wed 17 Dec 202501:00
BBC Four

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Credits

Norman Stanley FletcherRonnie Barker
Mr BarrowcloughBrian Wilde
Mr MacKayFulton Mackay
Lennie GodberRichard Beckinsale
Reg UrwinDudley Sutton
WarrenSam Kelly
McLarenTony Osoba
KeeganKen Wynne
TulipMichael Redfern
Governor VenablesMichael Barrington
Mrs JamiesonJane Wenham
WriterIan La Frenais
WriterDick Clement
ProducerSydney Lotterby

Broadcasts

  • Christmas Eve 197620:00
    BBC One London
  • Fri 1 Apr 197720:15
    BBC One London
  • Tue 20 Dec 197719:40
    BBC One London
  • Sun 14 Oct 198419:15
    BBC One London
  • Wed 30 Dec 199221:30
    BBC One London
  • Christmas Day 200123:15
    BBC Two England
  • Boxing Day 200417:45
    BBC Two England
  • Christmas Eve 200522:10
    BBC Two England
  • Sat 4 Nov 200620:15
    BBC Two England
  • Sat 23 Dec 200618:55
    BBC Two England
  • Thu 27 Dec 200718:15
    BBC Two England, Wales (Analogue), Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
  • Tue 23 Dec 200818:45
    BBC Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
  • Wed 28 Dec 201118:15
    BBC Two Scotland, Wales & England only
  • Sat 22 Dec 201218:15
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 22 Dec 201219:15
    BBC Two England & Northern Ireland only
  • Sun 29 Dec 201319:15
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Sat 19 Dec 201520:05
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Fri 23 Dec 201617:15
    BBC Two Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland & HD only
  • Boxing Day 201817:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), South East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 21 Dec 201916:30
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales HD, Northern Ireland, Wales & 1 more only & BBC Scotland
  • Sat 19 Dec 202017:25
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
  • Mon 20 Dec 202118:15
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
  • Wed 20 Dec 202318:15
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Wed 20 Dec 202318:45
    BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Tue 17 Dec 202420:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 22 Dec 202401:50
    BBC Four
  • Tue 16 Dec 202520:45
    BBC Four
  • Wed 17 Dec 202501:00
    BBC Four

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