ITV Christmas Comedy — Season 1, Episode 1: Halleluja - A Goose for Mrs Scratchitt

Episode synopsis

Captain Ridley (Thora Hird) attempts to explain to a group of children what Christmas used to be like. She tells them the story of Ebenezer Dickinson, a mean old man whose only enjoyment in life is money and making other peoples lives misery. The final straw comes when he sacks Mr Scratchett on Christmas Eve, meaning the Scratchett family can't afford a goose for Christmas dinner. In the night Ebenezer receives a visit from a ghost who shows him what it will be like when he dies. But does Ebenezer care?

About ITV Christmas Comedy

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the special edition of your favourtie comedy show to fill the gap between the staggeringly huge Christmas dinner and the Queen's speech, and the ITV network have rolled hours of Christmas's into one with their latest DVD set of ITV comedy. With almost ten hours of classic, festive merriment featuring some of the channel's most memorable Christmas specials the whole family can relive the joys of Christmas past.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Nearest and Dearest - Cindernellie
• E3Only When I laugh - Away for Christmas
• E4Stanley Baxter's Christmas Box
• E5The Army Game - Bootserella
• E6Two's Company - A Loving Christmas
• E7Bless me Father - The Season of Goodwill
• E8The Rag Trade - Christmas Rush
• E9That's My Boy - Cold Turkey
• E10Please Sir - And Everyone Came Too!
• E11One the Buses - Christmas Duty
• E12My Husband and I - No Place Like Home
• E13George and the Dragon - Merry Christmas