“The family gathers to celebrate Christmas.” 1999 saw a revival on both channels – perhaps they were disappointed at the distinctly average...
“Contains violence, swearing and sex scenes.” 1998 saw ITV make similar mistakes to before, but the early evening was the best for...
“A day spent lying in front of the telly in a self-induced coma.” ITV by this point had seemed to have hit...
“Don is consumed by despair.” After all their good attempts, ITV seemed to crumble again in 1996, with another pretty comprehensive BBC...
“The first of tonight’s two offerings from Albert Square.” 1995 was when things got dirty, as both channels battled it out over...
“An unashamedly sentimental festive offering.” ITV’s failure in 1993 did not go unnoticed by the press or the ITC. They may have...
“An ITV/Diet Coke Movie Premiere.” The fact that advertisers were not really interested after the pre-Christmas spending spree tailed off began to...
“At Christmas, Freddie is disillusioned.” The schedules for the early part of Christmas Day by this point had settled into a predictable...
“Continued after the Queen.” If a viewer had been out of the country for a whole year, a look at the Christmas...
“Elliot has a new friend.” “There are some terrific films on over Christmas … But wouldn’t it be great if the films...
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