Overview
- Viewers on X criticised this year’s line-ups — particularly BBC One — for featuring fewer blockbuster films, with some calling the schedule the “poorest” in years.
- BBC One’s Christmas Day included The King’s Speech at 3pm, The Scarecrows’ Wedding, a Gladiators celebrity special, Strictly’s festive edition, EastEnders in two parts, and part one of Call the Midwife.
- Channel 4 paired family films and traditions with new draws, airing Frozen 2, The Snowman, the Alternative Christmas Message, Home Alone 2, and a Great Christmas Bake Off featuring a Peep Show reunion.
- ITV’s day featured Raiders of the Lost Ark, soap episodes of Emmerdale and Coronation Street, and evening specials including Bullseye and The 1% Club Christmas Special.
- Boxing Day schedules highlighted Call the Midwife part two at 8.30pm on BBC One, alongside EastEnders and The Repair Shop, with ITV offering The Masked Singer Christmas Special and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.