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    Genuinely good Christmas TV: The shows to watch during the festive season

    by Culture Staff,Ellie Harrison,Katie Rosseinsky,Jessie Thompson,Annabel Nugent,Finn Cliff Hodges and Ed Power Dec 17, 2023 6 minutes
    Source: Sky/BBC/ITV/Channel 4

    What do we think of when we think of Christmas? Michael Bublé, maybe. Parsnips, perhaps. Television that ranges from delightful to dire – definitely. Christmas TV is a constant but whether it’s any good is another matter entirely.

    We got our mitts on a selection of some of the biggest shows that are on the way, so we can help you choose what to prioritise when you are too Christmassed out to think.

    From Ncuti Gatwa’s first full Doctor Who episode to the arrival of new dramas Truelove and The Castaways, here’s what you can expect on your screens this festive season, and our verdict on what’s actually worth watching…

    A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No 249

    BBC Two, Christmas Eve

    Get out the Baileys because you will probably enjoy Mark Gatiss’s adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story more if you are slightly drunk. Here you have Kit Harington and Freddie Fox, all cut-glass vowels and waistcoats, slapping each other in the face.

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