BBC confirms Christmas BBC iPlayer releases for beloved classics - from Gavin & Stacey to The Office

BBC iPlayer has delivered some early Christmas presents for viewers already feeling the festive spirit, bringing together a sizeable collection of favourites for a special seasonal section.

The selection spans classic comedy, cosy drama, natural history, festive cookery and family films, with the promise of more treasures being added as we get nearer to the big day.

Comedy leads the way, with the archive reuniting some of Britain's best-loved sitcoms and sketch shows, from all-timers like The Morecambe and Wise Show and The Two Ronnies, to contemporary hits Amandaland and Ghosts.

You can also expect to find Gavin & Stacey, which dominated Christmas 2019 and 2024 with its farewell specials, and Miranda, which has been rumoured for a revival since its star's popular appearance on The Celebrity Traitors.

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The wider comedy selection also stretches to Porridge, The Good Life, One Foot in the Grave, Extras, Yes Minister, Mrs Brown's Boys and Inside No. 9.

Beyond the laughs, there is a generous spread of cosy winter drama, including Pride and Prejudice, The ABC Murders and A Ghost Story for Christmas, alongside the familiar comfort of Call the Midwife, Death in Paradise and All Creatures Great and Small.

For those after some kitchen inspiration, the festive food collection serves up the combined expertise of Mary Berry, Nigella Lawson, Nigel Slater, The Hairy Bikers and more.

Nature lovers are catered for too, with Frozen Planet I and II, and Billy Connolly's A Scot in the Arctic among the titles offering suitably snow-covered scenery.

The film strand is anchored by all four Nativity! films, which are fun for the whole family, along with some more adult choices like Jason Bateman's Office Christmas Party and Renee Zellweger classic Bridget Jones's Diary.

The BBC describes the drop as the moment "Halloween gives way to Christmas" (although not everyone will be ready to make that transition just yet).

Read on for the full list of titles in BBC iPlayer's Christmas launch line-up:

Christmas Films

• Bridget Jones's Diary
• Last Christmas
• Merv
• Nativity!
• Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
• Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?
• Nativity Rocks!
• Office Christmas Party
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Christmas Comedy

• Absolutely Fabulous
• Amandaland
• Cuckoo
• Citizen Khan
• Extras
• Gavin & Stacey
• Ghosts
• Goodness Gracious Me
• Here We Go
• Him & Her
• Ideal
• Inside No. 9
• Keeping Up Appearances
• King Gary
• Live at the Apollo
• Mammoth
• Mandy
• Miranda
• Motherland
• Mrs Brown’s Boys
• My Family
• One Foot in the Grave
• Outnumbered
• Porridge
• QI XL
• Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
• Stuffed
• The Fast Show
• The Goes Wrong Show
• The Good Life
• The Morecambe and Wise Show
• The Mrs Merton Show
• The Office
• The Royle Family
• The Thin Blue Line
• The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
• The Young Offenders
• To the Manor Born
• Two Doors Down
• Yes Minister

Christmas Food

• A Mary Berry Christmas
• Celebrity MasterChef Christmas Cook-Off
• Fanny Cradock Cooks for Christmas
• Inside the Factory: Chocolate Seashells
• MasterChef Festive Extravaganza
• Nadiya Bakes
• Nigella: At My Table
• Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat
• Nigellissima
• Nigel Slater’s 12 Tastes of Christmas
• Nigel Slater’s Simple Cooking
• Paula McIntyre's Hamely Christmas
• Saturday Kitchen
• Saturday Kitchen Best Bites
• Simply Nigella
• The Hairy Bikers’ Twelve Days of Christmas
• Two Fat Ladies Christmas

Christmas Arts and Crafts

• Amazing Hotels: Beyond the Lobby
• Amanda & Alan’s Spanish Christmas
• Bargain Hunt
• Countryfile
• Gardener’s World Winter Special
• Inside the Christmas Factory: Gingerbread
• Money for Nothing
• Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing
• Scotland’s Christmas Home of the Year
• The Dengineers
• The Great British Sewing Bee
• The Marvellous Miniature Workshop
• The Repair Shop
• Christmas Treasures of the National Trust
• DIY SOS

Christmas Drama

• A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story
• A Ghost Story for Christmas
• All Creatures Great and Small
• Around the World in 80 Days
• Beyond Paradise
• Bleak House
• Bump: A Christmas Film
• Call the Midwife
• Death in Paradise
• Dickensian
• Dodger
• Dr Who
• Great Expectations
• His Dark Materials
• Jane Eyre
• Miss Austen
• Murder is Easy
• Nativity!
• Oliver Twist
• Pride and Prejudice
• Shakespeare & Hathaway – Private Investigators
• Sister Boniface Mysteries
• To Walk Invisible
• The ABC Murders

Christmas Game Shows and Quizzes

• Blankety Blank
• Celebrity Mastermind
• Christmas University Challenge
• GiggleQuiz
• Have I Got 2026 for You
• House of Games
• Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Wheel
• Only Connect
• QI XL
• The Weakest Link
• Would I Lie to You?

Natural History Specials

• Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic
• Blue Planet
• Breathing Space
• Frozen Planet
• Frozen Planet II: Worlds of Wonder
• Life in the Freezer
• Planet Earth
• Scandinavia with Simon Reeve
• The Americas
• Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice

BBC iPlayer's Christmas archive is available from Monday 2 November 2026.

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David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.