My new classic TV diary
Having decided to cut down on the number of films I watch and increase the classic TV-viewing, I’ve set up this list to keep track of it all. I’m obsessed with lists.
I’m not going to be trying to add in everything I can remember watching, I’ll just start adding stuff from now on.
To keep things simple, I’m defining classic here as pre-2000.
I’m not going to be trying to add in everything I can remember watching, I’ll just start adding stuff from now on.
To keep things simple, I’m defining classic here as pre-2000.
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- DirectorRoger OrdishStarsStephen FryHugh LaurieRowan AtkinsonPassions run high in the final program of the series. The day turns out to be very unlucky for Hugh as Stephen becomes irritated by his piano playing and kills him. But the irritation continues as the program becomes an obituary for Hugh and ruins the sketch. However, there is a happy ending for those who like that sort of thing.
- DirectorDavid BellStarsRobert PowellNorman BaconMichael RichmondMr Williams, the curator of an university museum, purchases a modest engraving of a country house. But a black tint in the corner of the picture seems to resemble a figure and it moves, slowly revealing past horrors.
- DirectorDavid BellStarsRobert PowellCameron MillerArthur NightingaleA witch condemned to death places a curse upon the Ash tree at the hall of her accuser that stretches down through the centuries and through the generations to invade the life of the ancestor who has inherited the estate.
- DirectorRonald FouracreStarsSidney JamesJoan SimsBarbara WindsorIn this fourth and final annual Christmas TV special, Sid is working as saucy Santa in a department store grotto. He reflects on how Christmas has been celebrated though the ages, aided by sketches from the team set in prehistoric, Georgian, World War 1 and Robin Hood times - not to mention a dance routine that's a real nutcracker.
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsEdward PetherbridgePreston LockwoodBarbara EwingMan of leisure Sir Richard (Edward Petherbridge) receives notification that his Uncle has died, bequeathing him his stately country manor and all its lands. On his return to England he immediately sets about taking stock of all legal matters concerning his new property, but during these dealings Sir Richard seems to be more than a little distracted, he hears strange noises from the ash tree outside his bedroom window.
- DirectorDavid BellStarsRobert PowellA group of Scouts on an excursion are strictly told not to go near an old well that has been marked with a red circle on their maps. However, one disobedient boy pays no heed to the warnings and thus pays a terrible price.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsAnn AltieriChris DoranSally DryerDepressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
- DirectorPeter Graham ScottStarsPatrick McGoohanPatrick WymarkJohn Le MesurierJohn Drake visits the tiny nation of San Pablo to investigate an apparent suicide. The victim, Winfield, was a US treasury representative with a reputation for spending lavishly on women and gambling. That reputation is debunked by, non other than, Winfield's wife, who also informs Drake that Winfield made mention of a big discovery just before disappearing. Drake is able to prove that Winfield was murdered and that the Minister of Police was complicit in his death. He takes his case to the Minister of Finance, only to discover that he too cannot be trusted.
- 196926m6.8 (15)TV EpisodeDirectorMaurice MurphyStarsMichael PalinTerry JonesWallas Eaton
- DirectorDaphne ShadwellStarsDenise CoffeyEric IdleDavid JasonCaptain Fantastic pursues his archenemy, Mrs. Black. Also, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band performs "Look Out, There's a Monster Coming".
- DirectorRudolph CartierStarsAndré MorellCec LinderAnthony BushellA building site on Hobbs Lane in London unearths 5 million year old human skull. Quartermass investigates, but the investigation is merged with the military when a strange projectile is uncovered.
- DirectorRudolph CartierStarsAndré MorellCec LinderAnthony BushellCol. Breen believes the projectile is a bomb - it's cold to the touch, slightly radioactive and made of an unknown substance, Roney's assistant Barbara Judd finds the area has a history of supernatural events, and a terrified Pte West claims to have seen an imp-like ghost: 'It went through the wall!'.
- DirectorRudolph CartierStarsAndré MorellCec LinderAnthony BushellJournalist James Fullalove helps Quatermass research the history of Hobbs Lane, finding its name derives from Hob - the devil. A technician, Sladden, succeeds in opening a sealed compartment in the capsule, revealing three petrified alien insects.
- DirectorQuentin LawrenceStarsPatrick MacneeDiana RiggRonald FraserSteed and Mrs Peel must find out why an early warning radar is failing. Emma joins the staff of The Sir Horace Winslip Hospital for Ailing Railwaymen - while Steed has lunch with Sir Horace himself aboard his private, indoor train.
- DirectorRudolph CartierStarsAndré MorellCec LinderAnthony BushellRoney and Quatermass develop their theory about the Martians' visit to Earth, instilling their essence into man's ancestors, Sladden, alone in the pit, flees in terror as strange forces are conjured up.
- DirectorRudolph CartierStarsAndré MorellCec LinderAnthony BushellA brain scanner reveals alien pictures in Barbara Judd's mind of 'the Wild Hunt' -the frenetic purging of the Martian hives. In the pit, a technician is killed as the capsule starts to glow.
- DirectorRudolph CartierStarsAndré MorellCec LinderAnthony BushellChaos reigns in the pit and the long-dormant Martian inheritance begins to assert itself in many people in the area - including Quatermass himself - driving them to a new racial purge, The capsule breaks open and an energy form rises up over London. Roney finds he is immune and strives to defeat it.
- DirectorIan KeillAndrew GoslingStarsNeil InnesJohn BetjemanJohnny MorrisA man in a spacesuit enters a dusty, rat-infested suburban house and recovers an artefact: The Innes Book of Records. Inside, he discovers songs including "How Sweet To Be An Idiot" and "Let's Go Crazy", along with poetry by John Betjeman.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA highwayman steals "lupins" from the rich and tries to give them to the poor. Also: the first episode in a tatty, tedious 18th-century serial is brought to a screeching halt; peasants clamor for Titian paintings and Venetian glass.
- DirectorTed PostStarsHoward DuffDavid WhiteFrank MaxwellA businessman sitting in his office inexplicably finds that he is on a production set and in a world where he is a movie star. Uninterested in the newfound fame, he fights to get back to his home and family.
- DirectorAnton LeaderStarsKevin McCarthyEdgar StehliEstelle WinwoodA father forbids a history professor from marrying his daughter when he discovers that the captivating lecturer is actually an immortal who has lived for thousands of years.
- DirectorIan KeillAndrew GoslingStarsNeil InnesThe Bath Pump Room TrioThe Women's League of Health and BeautyThe spacesuited man sits down to hear tales of disenchantment from a farmer, a tired married couple and a shoe factory quality control manager. Also features an exercise dance class with Nick Cabaret, and the Marx Brothers in the jungle.
- DirectorKevin BishopStarsStephen FryHugh LaurieJohn GrilloA customer in a shoe shop is surprised to learn that the shoes are not for sale, but actually available for pleasures of the flesh, he is eventually tempted by Fredericka the moccasin. Stephen remembers 'The day I forgot my legs' and there is a special version of A Question of Sport's 'What Happened Next?'
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsTerry JonesJohn CleeseGraham ChapmanA courteous murderer wins a suspended sentence by virtue of his charm; a search for Paris by way of Iceland is interrupted by a plane crash and a shipwreck. Also: how to dispose of pets before going on vacation.
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsRik MayallAdrian EdmondsonPeter CookA couple of bored escorts find themselves suddenly involved with a hit-gang and an ax-murderer - Mr. Jolly. Gratuitous violence, rivers of blood and maximum hilarity, all rolled into one.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsJeffrey HunterSusan OliverLeonard NimoyCapt. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions.
- 1969–197430mTV-147.9 (829)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA couple investigate the cultural similarities between two London districts, seven miles apart; schoolboys' extracurricular activities are examined; a TV farming club comments on Tchaikovsky.
- 1969–197429mTV-148.2 (840)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric Idle"The Money Program" features a Swiss banker, a city accountant and a song of praise.
- 1969–197431mTV-148.0 (818)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA program called "Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror," featuring a man who speaks exclusively in anagrams; a timorous TV announcer, before and after he undergoes psychiatric treatment; the employment of "pantomime horses."
- 1969–197431mTV-MA7.7 (801)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleContestants in "The All-England Summarize Proust Competition" are judged in swimsuit and evening-gown categories; an irate customer confronts his travel agent. Also: an expedition to Mount Everest, made by an international group of hairstylists.
- DirectorJohn CrockettStarsWilliam HartnellWilliam RussellJacqueline HillThe TARDIS arrives on Earth landing in 16th century Aztec society. Barbara goes off exploring - despite the Doctor's orders not to wander off - and is taken away by the high priest Autloc who believes she is the reincarnation of the goddess Yetaxa. They believe it is a sign that the rains - which are late - will now come. The high priest of sacrifice Tlotoxl recruits Ian to lead their army but he finds he has a rival in Ixta. Ian is less than comfortable with his role when he learns that they are to deliver the human sacrifice to the high priest at the rain ceremony. The Doctor emphasizes that they must not interfere with Aztec rituals, something that does not sit well with Barbara.
- 1969–197429mTV-147.8 (791)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleSurgical tools applied to a mildly anesthetized patient include a power drill and a mallet; a TV program features a lecture on gastropods, highlighted by the visit of a whelk.
- DirectorAndrew GoslingStarsNeil InnesPercy EdwardsThe Alligator Jug ThumpersA lonely sentient flower is interrupted by the bird calls of Percy Edwards, while the Alligator Jug Thumpers put on a show, as does a man who can regurgitate cigarettes. However, none of them are as enlightening as some toilet graffiti.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA climbing expedition negotiates a hazardous London road; an attempt is made to determine whether an urban dwelling is a house or a lifeboat. Also: a mouse's quest for cheese, which leads to the production of a Western called "Rogue Cheddar."
- DirectorRoger OrdishStarsStephen FryHugh LaurieMaria AitkenStephen and Hugh cope with the knotty problem of offensive language. They have uncovered a series of obscure words like 'pempslider,' a 'cloff-prunker' and 'pim-hole' which are extremely rude, but pass unnoticed by most of us because we don't know what they mean.
- DirectorRoger OrdishStarsStephen FryHugh LaurieSelina CadellOn the soap opera side of things, Tom gets a surprise when Irene reveals her treachery, and the arrival of Duncan's new legs causes Bob's affair with Martin to reach flash point.
- DirectorRoger OrdishStarsStephen FryHugh LauriePaul EddingtonLast episode you met the Robert Robinsons, this week be prepared to face The Rhodes Boysons. The identity of the surprise guest is also revealed during the program which represents new horizons in home entertainment.
- DirectorMarc DanielsStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyJeanne BalDr. McCoy discovers his old flame is not what she seems after crew members begin dying from a sudden lack of salt in their bodies.
- DirectorLawrence DobkinStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyRobert Walker Jr.Captain Kirk must learn the limits to the power of a 17-year-old boy with the psionic ability to create anything and destroy anyone.
- DirectorDavid CroftStarsArthur LoweJohn Le MesurierClive DunnDad's Army goes Hammer Horror when the Jones's lorry runs low on fuel outside a spooky house on a stormy night.
- 1999–201730mTV-Y7.9 (304)TV EpisodeDirectorSteve BendelackStarsMark GatissSteve PembertonReece ShearsmithInnocent young Benjamin Denton arrives in the isolated village of Royston Vasey where pre-operation transsexual cabbie Barbara takes him to the house of his weird aunt and uncle Val and Harvey and their naughty little twin daughters. Benjamin has come to meet his friend Martin but has reckoned without Edward and Tubbs,a paranoid couple who run the local shop for locals only and,fearing that a proposed new road will bring strangers to the village,kill incomer Martin and the policeman investigating his disappearance. Elsewhere Mr. Chinnery,an incompetent vet,puts the wrong dog to sleep and Pauline,the training officer at the Job Centre,makes it clear that dim,hopeless Micky is her favourite client,to the annoyance of efficient Ross. In the pub three local businessmen Brian,Geoff and Mike,are involved in a joke-telling session that turns ugly.
- DirectorRoger OrdishStarsStephen FryHugh LaurieDimitri AndreasFry steals Laurie's brain as a practical joke, but Laurie never notices. A pleasant Greek lunch is spoiled by Laurie's insecurity and lack of self-esteem. A tobacconist posing as a doctor prescribes cigarettes. The commander of the M.I.5 and his assistant are back for a chat, and two unwavering detectives demand to know the whereabouts or an unmarried woman's husband.
- DirectorJohn Howard DaviesStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsBasil is delighted when a member of the aristocracy chooses to stay at the Fawlty Towers, snubbing the normal guests who frequent the hotel. What Basil does not know, however, is that the man is not a Lord but a confidence trickster who attempts to steal his collection of rare coins. As Basil's desperation to keep such an 'upstanding' guest increases, he becomes increasingly tolerant towards the man's behavior, only to have the guest arrested in a police raid on the hotel.
- DirectorJim FranklinJohn Howard DaviesStarsTim Brooke-TaylorGraeme GardenBill OddieThe Goodies arrive at the village of Penrudden Cove to enjoy a relaxing holiday only to discover the town strangely deserted with the exception of the local vicar. They quickly deduct a local military base is the reason for the problems the town has suffered. Always the heroes the Goodies attempt to infiltrate the base and discover whatever dark secret the army has hidden.
- DirectorJohn Howard DaviesStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsOver his wife's objections, Basil hires his usual firm of incompetents (O'Reilly's) to do some carpentry work in the hotel lobby. With both Basil and Sybil out for the afternoon, they leave Polly in charge. She decides to have a nap, leaving the English-challenged Manuel in charge. When Basil returns, he finds a solid wall where once stood doors to the dining room and still no door to the kitchen per his work order. Sybil takes an I-told-you-so attitude and insists he hire a qualified builder to fix the mess, but Basil decides to get O'Reilly back to right the wrong, but he still makes a mess of it as well.
- DirectorJohn Howard DaviesStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsBasil Fawlty's puritanical streak comes out when a young couple he suspects of not being married tries to book a double room. He's ready to give them rooms on separate floors until Sybil steps in. It turns out that the couple know Polly but when he sees her coming out of their room - she was trying on a dress her friend had brought her for the wedding they would be attending - Basil begins to think everyone has gone mad. All that's left is for another guest, Mrs. Peignoir, to get tipsy and make a pass at him. For Manuel, it's his birthday and a night of celebrating takes its toll.
- DirectorJohn Howard DaviesStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsBasil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area.
- DirectorJohn Howard DaviesStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsThe Fawltys are very pleased with their new chef, Kurt. He was recommended to them by their friend André who runs a nice restaurant in town. All in all, he's working out quite well and they decide to have a gourmet evening on Thursdays to try and promote, in Basil's eye at any rate, a better class of clientèle. Kurt gets along well with everyone and seems to have a particular interest in Manuel. When the big day finally arrives, they find themselves with only four guests booked for the dining room - which Sybil puts down to Basil's advert in the local paper saying 'no riff-raff' - and there seems to be something about Kurt that André forgot to mention. It's pandemonium as a manic Basil tries to make up for their collective lapses.
- DirectorBob SpiersStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsWhen Mrs. Richards, a demanding woman who is hard of hearing, checks into the hotel, Basil, Sybil and Polly find themselves with a very difficult customer. Meanwhile, Basil bets on a horse that is sure to win, however he must not let Sybil find out.
- DirectorBob SpiersStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsConfusion arises when Basil tries to catch a girl in a playboy's room after hours, all the while unnerved by a psychiatrist's presence.
- DirectorDaphne ShadwellStarsDenise CoffeyEric IdleDavid JasonAlthough most of the first series survives, this episode is now considered lost. (The 2005 DVD, in an effort to keep things uncomplicated, numbered its episodes simply as 1-9.)
- DirectorBob SpiersStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsCustomer dissatisfaction with the Fawlty Towers dining experience comes to a head when an insistent American comes for a stay.
- DirectorBob SpiersStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsBasil and the rest of the staff are in deep trouble when the health inspector turns up and delivers an enormous list of problems with the hotel. Things become even worse when Manuel's rat gets loose in the hotel.
- DirectorEd ByeStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesRimmer and Kryten rescue Camille, a female android from a passenger ship that has crash landed. Kryten falls in love with Camille, only to learn Camille is not who she appears to be, and finds she can shape-shift into Kochanski, a female Rimmer and the Cat.
- DirectorEd ByeStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesThe Red Dwarf crew investigates a alien spaceship that is drifting in deep space. Where they discover a D.N.A modifier, a genetic altering machine that alters all organic life. But all havoc breaks loose, when Lister gets turned into a chicken, a hamster, Kryten becomes a human male and they create a curry monster from Lister's curry.
- DirectorEd ByeStarsChris BarrieCraig CharlesDanny John-JulesThe Red Dwarf crew pick up an escape pod containing either prison guard Barbra Bellini or a dangerous Simulant convict. They transport the pod back to Justice World where Rimmer finds himself put on trial for past crimes long forgotten.
- StarsNaoki TachibanaEmi HayakawaAkiji KobayashiShadow puppeteer turned salaryman Kageo Sugata gains the ability to merge with his shadow and transform into a hero known as Kagestar, thanks to an electric shock received while rescuing his wealthy boss's daughter from kidnappers.
- DirectorIan FordyceStarsJohn CleeseGraham ChapmanTim Brooke-TaylorAnother episode of the satirical series.
- DirectorIan FordyceStarsJohn CleeseGraham ChapmanTim Brooke-TaylorAn episode of the satirical series.
- StarsTakeshi SasakiMitsuko HorieMichio HazamaTwo brothers who have had their minds transferred into robots battle an alien race bent on conquering Earth.
- 1969–197430mTV-148.1 (941)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA supersleuth bishop investigates a suspicious insurance business; an elderly couple construct a house that has no walls.
- 1969–197430mTV-147.9 (908)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamContestants vie for incriminating photos in "The Blackmail Game"; a boxer spars with schoolgirls.
- DirectorJim FranklinStarsTim Brooke-TaylorGraeme GardenBill OddieThe Goodies are recruited to replace the British Winter Olympics team, on a budget.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleSketches include: The time on BBC 1, School Prize Giving, Films by Mr. Dibley, Timmy Williams Interview, Election Night Special
- 1969–197428mTV-147.7 (893)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry Gilliam"The Attila the Hun Show"; a burlesque performance by government ministers; a documentary study of village idiots. Also: political groupies pursue MPs.
- 1969–197431mTV-148.0 (895)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA University of Woolamaloo philosophy-department meeting---the members of which are all named Bruce; an exploding penguin; a radio version of "The Death of Mary Queen of Scots." Also: advice on how to pick up a cosmetic surgeon.
- DirectorCyril FrankelStarsPeter WyngardeJoel FabianiRosemary NicolsAn estate agent shows a client a warehouse on a trading estate in which, to their shock, they discover that the entire ground floor of an elegant house has been constructed - furthermore there is a dead woman and an apparently deaf, demented young man, who is taken to a psychiatric hospital but killed before he can say anything more than a woman's name. From a freshly-painted portrait hanging on the wall of the elegant room, Jason deduces that the room is a copy of one in which another murder will soon take place unless Department 'S' can prevent it.
- 1969–197430mTV-147.6 (897)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleFoam-rubber snow and a stuffed lion are featured in a scene from "Scott of the Antarctic"; a football match is waged between gynecologists and Long John Silver impersonators.
- 1969–197430mTV-148.3 (898)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleConquistador coffee campaign; Repeating groove; Ramsey MacDonald striptease; Job hunter; International Chinese Communist Conspiracy; Crelm Toothpaste/Shrill petrol; Agatha Christie sketch (railway timetables); Mr Neville Shunte - railroad playwright; Gavin Millarrrrr writes; Film director/dentist Martin Curry (teeth); City gents vox pops; 'Crackpot Religions Ltd'; 'How not to be seen'; Crossing the Atlantic on a tricycle; Interview in filing cabinet; 'Yummy yummy'; Monty Python's Flying Circus again in thirty seconds.
- 1954–19972h 9mUnrated8.1 (713)TV EpisodeDirectorJames NeilsonStarsPatrick McGoohanGeorge ColeTony BrittonThe adventures of a disguised vicar who fights for justice in 18th-century England.
- 1954–19971hUnrated8.2 (213)TV EpisodeDirectorJames NeilsonStarsPatrick McGoohanGeorge ColeTony BrittonDr. Syn, alias The Scarecrow, must find a way to protect his smuggling band not only from the King's forces but also from a would-be traitor within his own gang.
- 1954–19971hUnrated8.2 (213)TV EpisodeDirectorJames NeilsonStarsPatrick McGoohanGeorge ColeTony BrittonUnder pressure from King George III to capture The Scarecrow or lose his command, General Pugh plans to use two prisoners, an escapee from the Royal Navy and an American colonist, to trap The Scarecrow.
- 1974TV Episode
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsTerry JonesMichael PalinJohn CleeseWorld revolutionaries are quizzed about football scores; figures from works of art go on strike throughout galleries in England; the search continues for a cure for over-acting; Viking marauders kidnap Englishmen who ask for canned ham.
- 1969–197431mTV-MA8.1 (863)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleMiners brawl over historical facts; hospital patients serve the doctors; five shipwrecked mariners decide whom they will have for dinner.
- DirectorRoger MillsStarsMichael PalinTerry GilliamTerry JonesActor and writer Michael Palin takes up the challenge to emulate Phileas Fogg's adventure.
- StarsMichael PalinDon BannermanDisaster strikes when Michael misses his connection at the Saudi port of Jeddah.
- StarsMichael PalinMichael Palin and his film crew continue their journey in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg.
- DirectorRoger MillsStarsMichael PalinMichael Palin and the crew arrive in Bombay one week behind schedule.
- StarsMichael PalinBasil PaoJim McGrathMichael Palin's journeys across the South China Seas on a huge container ship.
- 198949mTV-PG8.4 (109)TV EpisodeDirectorRoger MillsClem VallanceStarsMichael PalinBasil PaoDavid PowersTen days behind schedule, Michael Palin sets sail for Japan.
- DirectorRoger MillsStarsMichael PalinTerry GilliamWith 22 days to go, delays, misunderstandings and a bomb impede Michael Palin's journey.
- 198224mTV-PG8.2 (1.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsLeslie NielsenAlan NorthRex HamiltonFrank investigates a murder case at a bank where a robber shot the clerk and then another staff member, Sally, shot the robber. The autopsy, however, shows differently.
- DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsPatrick MacneeDiana RiggLiz FraserWhen Steed returns home early from a holiday, he finds Mrs. Peel replaced by an actress, Georgie Price-Jones. Subsequently everyone involved in the hiring of Georgie is stabbed to death with double-O knitting needles. It seems the real Mrs. Peel has become Lot 17 of 'Art Incorporated', an organization which prides itself on being able to obtain any object for any one as long as the price is right.
- DirectorOscar RudolphStarsAdam WestBurt WardYvonne CraigThe Penguin plans to gain immunity from the law by becoming the police commissioner's son-in-law. He kidnaps Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Barbara, and threatens her into agreeing to marry him. Unknown to him, Barbara Gordon has a secret crime fighting identity, Batgirl. Alfred learns of her secret when he is brought to Penguin's hideout instead of a preacher, and Batman and Robin realize just how valuable their new ally is when they find themselves hopelessly strung up in Penguin's lair.
- DirectorSam StrangisStarsAdam WestBurt WardYvonne CraigThe Riddler is out to control all of prize fighting in Gotham City. He begins by kidnapping and brainwashing top prizefighters with the aid of the Siren. Then, under the guise of Mushi Nebuchadnezzar, supposed boxing champion of Southwest Asia, he challenges Batman to a fight in the ring. But when it becomes clear that the Riddler has no plans to play fair, it's up to Batgirl to help her crime fighting companions.
- 1973–197430m6.5 (40)TV EpisodeDirectorAlan CookeOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesEdward AlbertRupert DaviesCharles Faulkner, a young American gambler in Paris, should have left the casino after striking it lucky. Why the devil did he accept to sleep in the casino's guest bed? This was to be the most horrible night he had ever lived.
- DirectorJames HillStarsPatrick MacneeDiana RiggPeter WyngardeA modern day Hellfire Club, led by libertine John Cleverly Cartney, plans to incite chaos by killing three foreign Prime Ministers.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsPeter RobbinsChristopher SheaSally DryerWith the help of Linus and Peppermint Patty, Charlie Brown tries to pluck up the courage to talk to his crush, the Little Red-Haired Girl.
- DirectorBob SpiersStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew SachsOne of the guests has died in his sleep, but Basil thinks it's due to serving him spoiled food.
- DirectorLawrence Gordon ClarkStarsRobert HardyClive SwiftThelma BarlowWhile cataloging the library of Barchester Cathedral, a scholar finds a diary detailing the events surrounding the mysterious death of an Archdeacon some 50 years earlier. The first of the BBC's famed 'A Ghost Story for Christmas'.
- DirectorRonnie BaxterStarsSidney JamesTerry ScottCharles HawtreyMiser Ebenezer Scrooge (Sid James) makes the life of his clerk, Bob Cratchit (Bernard Bresslaw) a misery. A visit from the spirit of Christmas Past (Charles Hawtrey) warns him that he will be shown the error of his ways by visits from the Spirits of Christmas present (Barbara Windsor) and future (Bernard Bresslaw) Becoming generous and helpful Scrooge finances Dr Frank N Stein ( Terry Scott) for his experiments. Scrooge is then thrown into the world of pantomime and meets poor Cinderella (Barbara Windsor) at the beck and call of her ugly sisters(Peter Butterworth and Terry Scott) With some camp help from Buttons (Charles Hawtrey) and the Fairy Godmother (Frankie Howerd) Scrooge resolves to embrace the spirit of Christmas. Unfortunately he lavishes affection on a passer-by (Hattie Jacques) and is arrested by a policeman ( Bernard Bresslaw) .
- StarsMichael Bryant"A School Story" by M. R. James, told by Michael Bryant.
- StarsFanny CradockFanny demonstrates how to use mincemeat to create a variety of baked pastry treats and mincemeat pancakes and - an icing sugar dusted mincemeat omelette.
- StarsFanny CradockFanny demonstrates her recipe for a rich Christmas pudding and creates an indulgent fancy trifle.
- DirectorRichard BodenStarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonMiranda RichardsonAfter a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.