Special guest star Les Dennis featuring Bella Emberg and Maggie Moone. Tom Bright, Suzy Aitchison, Gordon Kennedy, Basildon Bond, Vince Prince, the first appearance of Cake-busters and Noel Coward as you've never seen him. All this and Brucie too in this fun-packed holiday special which brings Russ his first sparkling show on BBC1.

Crack open another bottle of ginger wine and put out even more nuts for some unexpected guests that Russ is bringing to your screens. Popular favourites Wilf and Nellie, Barratt Holmes and Vince Prince pop in. A couple of turkeys are on their last legs, Richard El has an appointment at a dating agency, and C. U. Jimmy makes an early start to Hogmanay.

Join C.U. Jimmy as he watches a supersize superhero pick up a penguin; Rockimus the gladiator take on the lions; and the latest video - it's not Barcelona but macaroni! It's a festive feast. See you Jimmy!

You sit there feeling rotten Each year you never learn, You give expensive presents, But get rubbish in return. Nan's sweater doesn fit you And who would buy those socks? The walnuts are mouldy. Just hard centres in the chocs. You're up to here with turkey, Christmas pudding and hot mince pies. But don't despair, for here at last, Is Russ's big surprise!

Jack Frost roasting by an open fire, chestnuts nipping at your nose - pull up your television set and join Russ Abbot in his Yuletide festivities. See the golden days of the Hollywood musical revived by joke-to-joke resuscitation. See Russ and Les Dennis celebrating the New Year together separately. See the Phantom of the Opera as you've never seen it before. A Merry Russmas and an Abbot New Year!

The excesses of Christmas Day are only too obvious when an overweight Peter Pan teaches Wendy how to fly. There's hilarity at sea on a tilting ship, a photographer causing havoc at a wedding and a re-creation of Hans Christian Andersen. This festive edition of comic situations from the multi-talented Russ Abbot features Les Dennis, Bella Emberg , Tom Bright , Sherrie Hewson , Lisa Maxwell and Barry Craine.

A look back at some of Russ Abbot's best comedy sketches from the last five years. Taking part in the high jinx are Les Dennis , Lisa Maxwell and Bella Emberg , Sherrie Hewson and Tom Bright.