Will the Real Mr Claus Please Stand Up

TV1 celebrated Christmas by throwing most of its big names into this 1977 comedy/variety show. Ringleaders Roger Gascoigne and Nice One Stu's Stu Dennison are joined by a cavalcade of newsreaders hiding under Santa beards. Among the loopy 70s oddities on show: Brian Edwards in school uniform, channelling The Goons; Selwyn Toogood doing an It's in the Bag sketch that would nowadays likely be deemed too un-PC to make it to air; plus racehorse expert Glyn Tucker talking reindeer races. Madcap band Mother Goose also appear. 

Key Cast & Crew

Stuart Murray

Producer

Rex Simpson

Writer, Director

Jim Hopkins

Writer, Guest

Stu Dennison

Writer, Presenter

Roger Gascoigne

Writer, Presenter

Glyn Tucker

As: Santa Claus