What We Were Watching

Christmas 1985

S1 • E8    Dec 21, 2025    57m
Broadcaster, writer and critic Grace Dent travels back in time through the BBC’s television archives for a light-hearted look at What We Were Watching 40 years ago, over the Christmas period of 1985.

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Cast of Christmas 1985

  • Grace DentSelf - Presenter
  • Joss AcklandC.S. Lewis
  • Joe Don BakerDarius Jedburgh
  • Floella BenjaminSelf
  • Claire BloomJoy Davidman
  • Leon BrittanLeon Brittan
  • Montserrat CaballéSelf
  • José CarrerasSelf
  • Todd CartyTucker Jenkins
  • Keith ChegwinSelf
  • John CleeseJohn Cleese
  • Peter CookThe Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
  • Les DawsonSelf
  • Judi DenchSelf
  • Noel EdmondsSelf
  • Kenny EverettScrooge
  • Jilly GooldenSelf
  • Leslie GranthamDen Watts
  • Denis HealeyDenis Healey
  • Michelle HerbertTrisha Yates

 

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