BBC confirms Christmas TV line-up with three much-loved shows returning for specials

Gavin and Stacey will return on Christmas Day. (Image: BBC)

The has confirmed its highly-anticipated line-up will include , Mrs Brown’s Boys, a Wallace And Gromit film and a celebrity version of .

Not much is known about the Christmas finale of Gavin qnd Stacey, which is from Nessa (Ruth Jones) proposing to Smithy () during a 2019 festival special.

The has released one image of Mathew Horne and Joanna Page as Gavin Shipman and Stacey West, as well as Corden and Jones as their characters standing beside a wall, echoing the first season image.

It also teased that Uncle Bryn (Rob Brydon) will get ready on Barry Island in Wales for a trip to Essex, and Nessa will have a new business venture.

Welsh comedian Brydon will also be seen in an animation version of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s fish picture book Tiddler over the festive break alongside Hannah Waddingham as the narrator.

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Wallace and Gromit

Wallace and Gromit are back in the BBC’s Vengeance Most Fowl. (Image: BBC)

Returning with the first film since 2008’s Oscar-nominated A Matter Of Loaf And Death, inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit are back in the ‘s Vengeance Most Fowl to face the evil penguin Feathers McGraw.

In the 1993 original film, McGraw disguised himself as a chicken with a red glove on his head, and in the new feature has been released from prison, ready to torment the animated duo once more.

Charlotte Moore, the ‘s chief content officer, said: “No one does Christmas quite like the , and this year we have raised the bar even higher with a cracking line-up that will bring people together across the UK.

“I’m incredibly excited to be showcasing the finest British creativity and welcoming back some of the nation’s favourite characters in the last ever episode of Gavin And Stacey and the premiere of Wallace And Gromit’s new feature-length adventure.”

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Mrs Brown's Boys

Mrs Brown’s Boys will return for two specials for Christmas and New Year. (Image: BBC)

Mrs Brown’s Boys, one of the most popular festive programmes and a regular feature of the schedules despite being pilloried by many critics, returns with two specials for both Christmas and New Year.

The show, starring Irish comedian Brendan O’Carroll as matriarch Agnes Brown, was first broadcast on One in 2011.

Rehearsals for the new special were temporarily paused earlier this year over what O’Carroll called “a clumsy attempt at a joke, in the character of Agnes, where a racial term was implied”.

Another comedy sitcom will return with the upcoming Christmas special of family show Outnumbered, fronted by couple Claire Skinner and Hugh Dennis as the parents, Pete and Sue Brockman.

Doctor Who Christmas special

Nicola Coughlan will star alongside Ncuti Gatwa in the Doctor Who Christmas special. (Image: BBC)

There will also be festive specials of with Ncuti Gatwa and star Nicola Coughlan, , , , , and its spin-off Beyond Paradise, and Gladiators, as well as Irish comedy The Young Offenders.

The will also air a behind-the-scenes documentary Inside No.9 The Parties Over following the series coming to an end and a special with presenter Si King celebrating the life of his co-star .

after being diagnosed with cancer following more than two decades working with King on various cookery programmes.

‘s awards show will also return without in hosting duties after his more than 20 years in the role following the saying he would leave at the end of the season.

It will air on December 17, with , and as the presenters.

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