Looking forward to Witness for the Prosecution

I was as well. Wished I hadn't bothered now. I'm going to have to dig out the old Charles Laughton / Marlene Deitrich one to cleanse my mind of it. Or close my eyes and try and relive the brilliant production that Wigan Little Theatre did of it.

 

 

 

I don't know anyone that actually watched Christmas TV live this year, we didn't even have the TV on on Christmas day :o

The catch up and recording services mean that it's not a necessity to watch the shows live so we will definitely continue to see ratings decline or stay very similar.

I was as well. Wished I hadn't bothered now. I'm going to have to dig out the old Charles Laughton / Marlene Deitrich one to cleanse my mind of it. Or close my eyes and try and relive the brilliant production that Wigan Little Theatre did of it.

 

That was bit of a dull squib, I was expecting more from it, not sure if I want to bother with the final episode tonight but there is nothing else on TV

That was bit of a dull squib, I was expecting more from it, not sure if I want to bother with the final episode tonight but there is nothing else on TV

The thing is - if its done right - it really is worth sticking with for the ending. I'd stick to the 1957 film though if I were you - or if its staged at a local theatre (an am-dram production) go and see that.

Episode 2 of WFTP was AMAZING. That twisted ending :wub: Andrea Riseborough was absolutely phenomenal.

The thing is - if its done right - it really is worth sticking with for the ending. I'd stick to the 1957 film though if I were you - or if its staged at a local theatre (an am-dram production) go and see that.

 

I stuck with it in the end, part II was a lot better, the ending was quite good, with that twist. This is one book I did not read and I wasn't aware of the original film.

 

Great performance from Andrea Riseborough, I just fell in love with the character in the end.

 

I hope BBC1 keep on adapted the novels for TV every year

Unbelievably excited for Charlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe and Cunk on Christmas tomorrow!

Jonathan Creek special, superb, I was quite intrigued and glued to the TV screen as the story unfolded, my partner worked it all out, especially the phony bit :lol: so much better than last year's Christmas special

Do you have Channel 4's ratings for Boxing Day by any chance?

Enjoyed the Jonathan Creek special the other day, it was definitely back to the original spirit of the show with a mix of the absurd and the guessable with a bizarre side plot thrown in for good measure. :D

Do you have Channel 4's ratings for Boxing Day by any chance?

Only these:

 

19:00 The World's Most Expensive Toys (Repeat) - 0.97m (4.6%)

20:00 Lego Christmas - 1.93m (9.1%)

21:00 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year - 1.68m (8.7%)

 

I enjoyed Ch4 the best - they just showed classic Christmas films like Home Alone and Its a Wonderful Life.

Unbelievably excited for Charlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe and Cunk on Christmas tomorrow!

 

I didn't know the latter was a thing, need to search that out *.*

 

2016 Wipe was great, it was always gonna be a pretty tough job trying to make comedy out of such a depressing year :lol: If only we could go back to that puddle being the news of the day.

I didn't know the latter was a thing, need to search that out *.*

 

2016 Wipe was great, it was always gonna be a pretty tough job trying to make comedy out of such a depressing year :lol: If only we could go back to that puddle being the news of the day.

Cunk on Christmas followed 2016 Wipe in the schedules but obviously that doesn't mean anything when watching on catch up! :kink: Did you catch Cunk on Shakespeare earlier in the year? That was hands down the funniest half hour of TV I've ever seen, Cunk on Christmas was good but couldn't come close to the brilliance of the first one.

 

2016 Wipe was obviously great, a lot of hilarious things that came out of it and some brilliant observations. Probably one of the few times I have actually been a bit depressed when watching one of the Wipes just because I was reminded of all the events, all the things that were said all at once. Loved the fact that they did a Moments of Wonder on the Apocalypse (or a 'Pocalypse')!

It was a shame there was no Doug Stanhope or Adam Curtis feature this year but still a good Wipe - especially the Trump parody of OutKast written by CasssetteBoy.

I'm not the biggest fan of Doug Stanhope but I suppose it might have been good regarding Trump. Apparently the first edit was 90 minutes long so there was a lot of material left on the cutting room floor!

BARB has yet to update (probably tomorrow) but some ratings have come through. In brackets are the overnights and how much they've time-shifted:

 

Christmas Day

BBC 1

15:10: Frozen - 5.25m (4.65m; + 60k)

16:45: The Great Christmas Bake Off - 8.21m (6.32m; + 1.89m)

17:45: Doctor Who - 7.83m (5.68m; + 2.15m)

18:45: Strictly Come Dancing - 8.94m (7.17m; + 1.77m)

20:00: Call the Midwife - 9.21m (6.06m; + 3.15m)

21:30: EastEnders - 7.83m (5.90m; + 1.93m)

22:30: Mrs Brown’s Boys - 8.98m (6.13m; + 2.85m)

 

ITV (inc. +1)

15:10: The Lion King - 4.03m (3.58m; + 45k)

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17:45: Emmerdale - 6.21m (4.73m; + 1.48m)

18:45: Paul O'Grady's For The Love Of Dogs At Christmas 3.97m (3.21m; + 76k)

20:00: Coronation Street - 8.12m (6.12m; + 2.00m)

21:00: Maigret - 4.92m (3.19m; + 1.73m)

 

So the official Top 10 programmes were (excluding The Queen and News; in brackets are the positions from the overnights):

 

01. (05) Call the Midwife 9.21m

02. (03) Mrs Brown's Boys 8.98m

03. (01) Strictly Come Dancing 8.94m

04. (02) The Great Christmas Bake Off 8.21m

05. (04) Coronation Street 8.12m

06. (07) Doctor Who 7.83m

07. (06) Eastenders 7.83m

08. (08) Emmerdale 6.21

09. (09) Frozen 5.25m

10. (12) Maigret 4.92m

 

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Also, Christmas Eve saw Channel 4 win the night with a huge 6.73m for We're Going on a Bear Hunt, despite only 3.02m watching overnight! Behind it were Eastenders (6.51m); Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show (6.44m); Coronation Street (6.37m); Grantchester (5.55m); Peter Kay’s Christmas Comedy Shuffle (4.46m); The Lady In The Van (4.39m); and Birds Of A Feather (4.34m).

 

Some may be interested to know that Emmerdale's Tuesday episode (a special devoted to Ashley's dementia) was the top rated episode from the soap in Christmas Week, with 7.43m viewers.

And, because I'm kind, here is every single Christmas Day rating for Eastenders:

 

1985: N/A

1986: 19.55m / 18.95m (29.55m / 30.15m inc. omnibus)

1987: 16.67m (25.19m inc. omnibus)

1988: N/A

1989: N/A

1990: 12.80m (17.25m inc. omnibus)

1991: N/A

1992: 15.12m (21.47m inc. omnibus)

1993: 17.39m (23.04m inc. omnibus)

1994: 14.23m

1995: 15.18m / 16.98m (19.54m / 22.28m inc. omnibus)

1996: 17.05m (24.33m inc. omnibus)

1997: 12.90m (17.63m inc. omnibus)

1998: 10.81m / 15.04m (16.15m / 22.14m inc. omnibus)

1999: 11.96m / 12.43m

2000: 10.93m / 13.74m (14.56m / 18.31m inc. omnibus)

2001: 11.78m / 14.95m (15.55m / 18.98m inc. omnibus)

2002: 13.08m / 16.97m

2003: 12.25m / 15.22m

2004: 12.82m

2005: 10.60m

2006: 09.40m / 11.56m

2007: 11.97m / 14.38m

2008: 11.11m / 11.34m

2009: 11.67m

2010: 12.61m

2011: 11.33m

2012: 11.31m

2013: 09.36m

2014: 08.60m

2015: 07.67m

2016: 07.83m

 

2016 saw ratings go up for the first time since they did so in 2010!

My favourite Christmas viewing so far has been Gordon Buchanan's Elephant Family! Little Wiva!!!!!

Enjoyed the Jonathan Creek special the other day, it was definitely back to the original spirit of the show with a mix of the absurd and the guessable with a bizarre side plot thrown in for good measure. :D

 

I didn't really enjoy it. Jonathan didn't seem to be all that bothered that he'd just murdered someone (this was brushed over very quickly) and I just miss Caroline Quentin and the old windmill too much.