Christmas TV guide for all your favourite shows airing festive specials this year

A RAFT of shows this twelvemonth volition beryllium returning to the TV usher with Christmas specials earlier the large time - and we've got a useful roundup.

With large programmes specified arsenic Call the Midwife and Gavin and Stacey getting the apical spots connected Christmas Day, there's festive specials scheduled passim December.

Fan-favourites specified arsenic The Good Ship Murder, Bargain Hunt and For The Love of Dogs volition each instrumentality adjacent month.

Bargain Hunt Christmas Special

Landing connected BBC One connected Monday, December 16th, the peculiar volition spot Eric Knowles and Father Christmas host.

The occurrence volition travel from Newark, Nottinghamshire that's location to 1 of the largest antiques fairs successful the country.

Eric besides learns however the contented of decorating a Christmas histrion came astir and visits Geoff Gilbert, who owns 1 the UK’s largest Christmas Tree farms.

Animal Park Christmas Special

Ben Fogle and Kate Humble instrumentality to Longleat Safari Park for the festive series.

A synopsis reads: "An service of keepers person been deployed to bring yuletide cheer to each azygous 1 of their fantastic creatures from meerkats to monkeys and lions to lemurs.

"Everyone’s joining the enactment arsenic wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin and zoologist Megan McCubbin are teaming up to guarantee we don’t miss a infinitesimal of carnal magic arsenic the large time draws closer."

Fans tin look guardant to getting stuck into the caller bid from Monday, December 16th.

The Yorkshire Vet: A Donkey for Christmas, C5

The deed carnal bid returns to Channel 5 for its peculiar festive occurrence - and with a A-list guest.

Dame Judi Dench volition marque an quality arsenic she teams up with vet Peter Wright.

The Sun archetypal revealed however brace volition question to the The Flicka Foundation Donkey Sanctuary successful Cornwall wherever Dame Judi became a patron aft visiting successful 2022 and falling successful emotion with them.

Peter volition past sojourn sanctuaries from County Durham to Cornwall to observe the enactment of teams rehabilitating neglected and abused donkeys.

The Yorkshire Vet: A Donkey for Christmas volition aerial connected Tuesday, December 17th connected Channel 5 and My5.

Christmas connected the Farm

Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson volition instrumentality to the acold countryside arsenic they wrapper up for the special.

While the caller bid kicks disconnected connected December 3, the Christmas occurrence volition beryllium screened connected Tuesday, December 17th.

Good Ship Murder Christmas Special

Fresh from Strictly Come Dancing, Shayne Ward is backmost arsenic his fan-favourite quality Jack Grayling.

Fans volition ticker arsenic the ship’s nonmigratory Santa falls ill, threatening to disappoint the passengers.

Bev puts Jack successful complaint of uncovering a replacement Santa, and his hunt leads him to Buddy, a seasoned comedian successful Dubrovnik who seems similar the cleanable fit.

Seizing the opportunity, Jamil volunteers to play an elf seeing it arsenic his accidental to radiance connected stage.

Meanwhile, Jack and Kate get person erstwhile Jack tries to rekindle her festive spirit.

The Good Ship Murders Christmas Special volition aerial connected Wednesday, December 17th connected Channel 5 and My5.

Stacey Solomon's Crafty Christmas

Stacey returns to screens arsenic she shows viewers however they tin trade the cleanable household Christmas.

Gathered with her friends, Stacey volition amusement you however to upcycle arsenic good arsenic chopped costs for what is typically an costly clip of the year.

Crafty Christmas volition aerial connected Wednesday, December 18th connected BBC One and iPlayer.

Mary Makes Christmas

Dame Mary Berry heads to Kent o animate viewers with festive treats, cleanable and successful clip for gifting.

The icon volition besides beryllium joined by peculiar guests arsenic Amanda Holden, Oti Mabuse and Nick Grimshaw each marque appearances.

Mary Makes Christmas volition aerial its 60-minute peculiar connected Wednesday, December 18th connected BBC One and iPlayer.

For The Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond astatine Christmas

Alison Hammond returns to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home aft her debut bid earlier this year.

Viewers tin expect This Morning prima Alison to conscionable much furry friends successful the festive special.

It comes aft The Sun exclusively revealed however ITV had commissioned different bid of the amusement with Alison astatine the helm.

For The Love of Dogs' Christmas peculiar volition aerial connected Thursday, December 19th connected ITV1 and ITVX.

The Great British Sewing Bee Christmas Special

The fan-favourite Beeb bid is backmost with a festive outing, blistery connected the heels of the latest bid earlier this year.

Esme Young and Patrick Grant volition some instrumentality arsenic they enactment 4 celebrities' sewing skills to the test.

Competing is EastEnders' Kellie Bright, comedian Fatiha El Ghorri, Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby and histrion  Ian ‘H’ Watkins.

The Great British Sewing Bee's Christmas peculiar volition aerial connected Thursday, December 19th connected BBC One and iPlayer.

First Dates astatine Christmas

The First Dates edifice is backmost this December arsenic recently singletons anticipation to find love.

With the occurrence being kept nether wraps, we bash cognize the festive peculiar volition aerial connected Thursday, December 19th connected Channel 4.