1. Downton Abbey
    SERIES FINALE 2015

    Downton Abbey

    Final episode on ITV, 10 years ago

DEC 25

DECEMBER 25 IN TV HISTORY

PREMIERED

  1. 1955BBC One
    Children in Need

    UK charity of the BBC

    70 years ago

  2. 1979
    D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers

    Miniseries directed by George Jungvald-Khilkevitch

    46 years ago

  3. 1980
    Arabela

    Children's television series

    45 years ago

  4. 1999BBC One
    David Copperfield

    UK TV film directed by Simon Curtis

    26 years ago

  5. 2003NBC
    WWE Tribute to the Troops

    WWE television event

    22 years ago

    WWE Tribute to the Troops
  6. 2010British Broadcasting Corporation
    Come Fly with Me

    British mockumentary television comedy series

    15 years ago

  7. 2019TV8
    Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir

    Turkish television series

    6 years ago

  8. 2020Netflix
    Bridgerton

    American television series

    5 years ago

  9. 2022Netflix
    The Witcher: Blood Origin

    Television miniseries

    3 years ago

SIGNED OFF

  1. 1966ITV
    Thunderbirds

    TV series

    Ran 1965–1966

  2. 1995BBC One
    Keeping Up Appearances

    British sitcom

    Ran 1990–1995

  3. 2003BBC One
    Only Fools and Horses

    British television sitcom

    Ran 1981–2003

    Only Fools and Horses
  4. 2007BBC One
    The Catherine Tate Show

    British television sketch comedy

    Ran 2004–2007

  5. 2012TNT
    Leverage

    American television series

    Ran 2008–2012

  6. 2015ITV
    Downton Abbey

    British historical drama television series

    Ran 2010–2015

    Downton Abbey
  7. 2022ITV
    Doc Martin

    British television medical comedy drama

    Ran 2004–2022

  8. 2024BBC Three
    Gavin & Stacey

    Television series

    Ran 2007–2024

BORN TODAY

  1. 1908d. 1999
    Quentin Crisp

    English writer, humorist and actor

    1908–1999

    Quentin Crisp
  2. 1913d. 2012
    Tony Martin

    American actor and singer

    1913–2012

    Tony Martin
  3. 1924d. 1975
    Rod Serling

    American screenwriter

    1924–1975

    Rod Serling
  4. 1928d. 2019
    Dick Miller

    American actor

    1928–2019

    Dick Miller
  5. 1949Age 77
    Sissy Spacek

    American actress

    Turns 77 this year

    Sissy Spacek
  6. 1971d. 2010
    Vladislav Galkin

    Soviet and Russian actor

    1971–2010

  7. 1978Age 48
    Jeremy Strong

    American actor

    Turns 48 this year

    Jeremy Strong

ALSO ON THIS DAY

  1. 1963

    Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.

    Read on Wikipedia

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