Mandy We Wish You A Mandy Christmas - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
What is the true essence of Christmas? Is it the glimmer in a schoolboy's expectant eye as he opens his pillowcase on Christmas morning?
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What is the true essence of Christmas? Is it the glimmer in a schoolboy's expectant eye as he opens his pillowcase on Christmas morning and tucks into a delicious walnut and a bruised tangerine?
Is it the wide smile on a publican's face as he welcomes merry revellers with a vat of warm mulled wine he's made in a sort of electric keg he normally puts oxtail soup in? Is it the haunting harmony of a choir respecting the current Covid protocols? Or, is it a Christmas episode of a TV show that is slightly longer than usual to make it appear "special"?
Find out the answer in this Christmas episode of Mandy, starring Diane Morgan as our eponymous heroine. It is slightly longer than usual.
Diane Morgan interview
Did you enjoy doing the Mandy Christmas special?
It's based on A Christmas Carol which is the ultimate ghost story, and I love ghosts, so I really loved doing it. And the three ghosts are played by amazing performers so it was great fun.
Can you tell us about the special?
Mandy doesn't really like Christmas, so it's a Christmas Special about someone who doesn't like Christmas.
You feel quite sorry for Mandy during the Christmas episode, looking into her past Christmases, can you explain a little bit about why Mandy doesn't like Christmas?
It's the same reasons I don't really like Christmas. It sort of forces you to look into the past, and not everyone is having a great time at Christmas. It's hard to enjoy the day when you think of all the people on their own while you're doing a jig.
Mandy wanted to watch Die Hard at Christmas, do you have a Christmas film you watch every year?
It's not a film, but I like the documentary series The World At War. Although they never made a Christmas episode of it. I suppose the Stalingrad episode is the closest you get.
Who do you think Mandy would want to kiss under the mistletoe?
Who are those men that pull buses with their teeth?
What was your favourite Christmas TV special?
Morecambe & Wise. They don't bang on about Christmas very much.
Broadcast details
Date
Monday 20th December 2021
Time
10pm
Channel
Length
20 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Diane Morgan | Mandy |
|---|---|
| Michelle Greenidge | Lola |
Guest cast
| Johnny Vegas | Ghost of Christmas Past |
|---|---|
| Pearce Quigley | Ghost of Christmas Present |
| John Cooper Clarke | Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come |
| Carrie Caudell | Young Mandy |
| Evan Caudell | Young Keith |
| Alison Ward | Aunty Margaret |
| Neil Edmond | Mandy's Dad |
| Jo Hartley | Mandy's Mum |
| Michael Spicer | Mourner |
| Ninette Finch | Old Mourner |
| Dan Mersh | Minister |
Writing team
| Diane Morgan | Writer |
|---|---|
| Charles Dickens | Writer (Additional Material) |
Production team
| Diane Morgan | Director |
|---|---|
| Michael Spicer | Producer |
| Ben Caudell | Executive Producer |
| Ian Locker | Line Producer |
| Kenny Tanner | Co-producer |
| Jerry Ramsbottom | Editor |
| Polly Aspinall | Production Designer |
| Pete Rowe | Director of Photography |
| Ashley-Ann Andrews | Costume Designer |
| Liz Harbord | Make-up Designer |
| Beth Hiley | Graphics |
| Sophie Worger | 1st Assistant Director |
| Gregor Sharp | Commissioning Editor |