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Christmas Special: No Way Out

Christmas special of the classic sitcom from 1975. Fletcher doesn't want to spend Christmas in his cell, and through a convoluted series of events involving the building of a tunnel, he ends up in hospital for Christmas with his feet up in a quiet, comfortable private room.

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41 minutes

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Christmas Day 2024 01:40
BBC Four

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Credits

Norman Stanley Fletcher Ronnie Barker
Mr MacKay Fulton Mackay
Mr Barrowclough Brian Wilde
Godber Richard Beckinsale
Harry Grout Peter Vaughan
Warren Sam Kelly
Prison Doctor Graham Crowden
Sandra Carol Hawkins
Nurse Elisabeth Day
Writer Dick Clement
Writer Ian La Frenais
Producer Sydney Lotterby
Director Sydney Lotterby

Broadcasts

  • Christmas Eve 1975 20:25
    BBC One London
  • Thu 8 Jul 1976 19:50
    BBC One London
  • Thu 27 Dec 1984 20:15
    BBC One London
  • Christmas Day 1987 12:35
    BBC One London
  • Sun 20 Dec 1992 21:35
    BBC One London
  • Christmas Eve 2001 22:00
    BBC Two England
  • Christmas Eve 2002 21:35
    BBC Two England
  • Thu 23 Dec 2004 18:00
    BBC Two England
  • Boxing Day 2005 22:30
    BBC Two England
  • Christmas Day 2006 19:15
    BBC Two England
  • Sat 22 Dec 2007 19:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, South East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 27 Dec 2008 19:20
    BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland & England only
  • Sun 8 Feb 2009 00:50
    BBC Two Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
  • Wed 23 Dec 2009 18:20
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Wed 23 Dec 2009 18:50
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Tue 21 Dec 2010 17:50
    BBC Two Scotland, Wales & England only
  • Christmas Day 2011 17:10
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Christmas Eve 2012 21:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Scotland only
  • Sun 22 Dec 2013 18:50
    BBC Two HD, Northern Ireland, England, Wales & Scotland only
  • Sun 27 Dec 2015 17:25
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Sat 17 Dec 2016 23:10
    BBC Two Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, England & HD only
  • Sat 22 Dec 2018 18:30
    BBC Two Scotland, Wales, England, HD & Wales HD only
  • Sun 22 Dec 2019 17:15
    BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland, Wales HD, Wales & 1 more only & BBC Scotland
  • Christmas Eve 2024 20:30
    BBC Four
  • Christmas Day 2024 01:40
    BBC Four

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