Beyond Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Sunday 24th December 2023)
Christmas Special. Festive instalment of the detective drama. DI Humphrey Goodman investigates a bizarre set of break-ins where items are left behind rather than taken – and Santa is the number one suspect. The investigation leads to a bittersweet discovery that makes Humphrey and his team reconsider the true meaning of Christmas. Kelby babysits a cheeky young shoplifter, and , Esther’s daughter Zoe gets some sage advice from Anne.
Doctor Who (BBC 1/HD | 5:55pm to 6:50pm | Monday 25th December 2023)
The Church on Ruby Road. Sex Education and Barbie actor Ncuti Gatwa takes over the keys to the Tardis as the 15th incarnation of the Doctor, with former Coronation Street star Millie Gibson co-starring as his companion. Ruby Sunday knows little about where she comes from, as she was abandoned on Christmas Eve as a baby. Now living with her mother and grandmother, her world is about to be turned upside when she encounters the Doctor and the mythical and mysterious Goblin King. Davina McCall guest stars as herself.
Call the Midwife (BBC 1/HD | 8:15pm to 9:45pm | Monday 25th December)
Sister Monica Joan is convinced this could be her final yuletide, and that she won’t live to see man walk on the moon, as the Apollo 8 crew close in on their lunar orbit mission. The Nonnatus family, including Trixie’s brother Geoffrey, decide something must be done to lighten her state of mind, while Cyril intervenes when he discovers a lost soul living alone in a dilapidated basement flat, and Nurse Crane tries to make it home in time for Christmas despite a treacherously heavy snowfall.
Death in Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:30pm | Tuesday 26th December 2023)
Feature-length episode. The team investigates when an entrepreneur is found dead in a ravine, but things take a turn when his family’s digital marketing guru suddenly disappears. Neville’s mum Melanie arrives on the island and teams up with Catherine to take the Saint Marie dating scene by storm and the Commissioner’s big Christmas lights switch-on comes to an awkward stop. Caribbean-set detective drama, starring Ralf Little, Don Warrington, Doon Mackichan and Patsy Kensit.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119.