Overview
- Channel 5 airs Behind the Magic at 8pm before the Christmas special Comfort and Joy at 9pm on Christmas Eve.
- It is set at Christmas 1945, with James stepping in to organise the village nativity as veterinary duties, ration-era festivities and community traditions converge.
- Nicholas Ralph calls the episode very Christmassy yet clear that life is not back to normal after the war, and Samuel West highlights a poignant storyline involving Hilda the goat.
- Callum Woodhouse says filming winter scenes in summer heat was a nightmare, underscoring the production challenges the behind‑the‑scenes special explores.
- Channel 5 has teased a returning familiar face to surprise Siegfried, and the franchise is confirmed to continue with series seven and eight in production.