Stanley Baxter: Now & Then
Comedy legend Stanley Baxter returns to television more than 10 years after retiring to host a one-off Christmas special for ITV1
- Genre
- Sketch Show
- Broadcast
- 2008
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 1
- Starring
- Stanley Baxter, Rory Bremner, Eddie Izzard, Paul O'Grady, Victoria Wood, Ben Miller, Michael Grade, Celia Imrie and others
- Writers
- Paul Minett and Brian Leveson
- Directors
- Alasdair MacMillan and Jane Littlewood
- Producers
- Tony Nicholson and Rachel Ashdown
Stanley Baxter makes a welcome return to the Christmas schedules with a trawl through the very best of his classic sketches and routines, his memories of making the shows, plus some brand new material, including his contemporary take on the Queen's Christmas Message to the Commonwealth.
Featuring input from Rory Bremner, Eddie Izzard, Paul O'Grady and Victoria Wood.
- Production company
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 25th December 2008 on ITV at 10:30pm
- Episode length
- 1 hour