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  • The Comedy Christmas (2007)
  • TV Movie | 69 min | Documentary
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The Comedy Christmas (2007)
TV Movie | 69 min | Documentary

A look at the history of traditional TV comedy on the Christmas schedules.
Director
Cybele Rowbottom (as Cybèle Rowbottom)
Writers
Toby Hadoke (written by) | Stephen McGinn (written by) | Cybele Rowbottom (written by) (as Cybèle Rowbottom)
Producer
Cybele Rowbottom (producer) (as Cybèle Rowbottom)
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Updated Dec 24, 2007

Release date
Dec 24, 2007 (United Kingdom)

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80 cast members
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Melissa Sinden
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Paul Brown
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Caroline Aherne
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Patrick Baladi
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Paul Barber
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Ronnie Barker
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Shirley Bassey
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Richard Beckinsale
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Cilla Black
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John Bluthal
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Richard Briers
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Craig Cash
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Emma Chambers
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Martin Clunes
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Steve Coogan
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Ronnie Corbett
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Michael Crawford
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Mackenzie Crook
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Annette Crosbie
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Lucy Davis
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Les Dawson
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Paul Eddington
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Kevin Eldon
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James Fleet
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Martin Freeman
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Dawn French
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Stirling Gallacher
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Russell Harty
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Nerys Hughes
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Ralph Ineson
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John Inman
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Michael Jayston
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Sue Johnston
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Frank Kelly
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Felicity Kendal
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Ralf Little
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Roger Lloyd Pack
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Nicholas Lyndhurst
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Kenneth MacDonald
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Seymour Matthews
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Pauline McLynn
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Buster Merryfield
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Eric Morecambe
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Dermot Morgan
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Ardal O'Hanlon
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Trevor Peacock
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Tessa Peake-Jones
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André Previn
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Shaun Pye
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John Rudling
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Liz Smith
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Gwyneth Strong
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Angela Thorne
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Gary Waldhorn
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Shaun Williamson
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Richard Wilson
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Ernie Wise
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Mike Yarwood
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