Misery and whine: 9 of the saddest and un-Christmassy Christmas specials ever made
Think this is a time for goodwill to all men? Not in these bleak-as-they-come festive TV episodes
Published: Wednesday, 21 December 2016 at 8:00 am
4. EastEnders, Christmas Day (1986)
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“Thanks for the best Christmas ever, Den!” Oh dear. Angie didn’t know what was coming in this episode of EastEnders that was the most-watched in the soap’s history. Over 30 million (30 million!) sat down with the cold cuts on Christmas Day 1986 to see Dirty Den hand over divorce papers to wife Angie. “Happy Christmas, Ange!”
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