A whimsical festive special of Sykes.
Eric wants to celebrate Christmas by looking back to the past. The days of Muffin the Mule, the Potter's Wheel and BBC presenter Sylvia Peters. Eric's first love.
A fairy pops up and makes his wish come true. Rather creepily Eric invites Sylvia to his bedroom but it is only to read out the news from a cardboard cutout television.
On the other hand Hattie wishes for Paul Newman and gets Jimmy Edwards instead. I was surprised someone never got a thrashing over the mix up.
An episode that is a little overindulgent. 1977 was silver jubilee year and I can understand someone of Eric Sykes views would rather look backwards to what he thinks were better days.
Sylvia Peters was rather stiff as the guest star playing herself.
Eric wants to celebrate Christmas by looking back to the past. The days of Muffin the Mule, the Potter's Wheel and BBC presenter Sylvia Peters. Eric's first love.
A fairy pops up and makes his wish come true. Rather creepily Eric invites Sylvia to his bedroom but it is only to read out the news from a cardboard cutout television.
On the other hand Hattie wishes for Paul Newman and gets Jimmy Edwards instead. I was surprised someone never got a thrashing over the mix up.
An episode that is a little overindulgent. 1977 was silver jubilee year and I can understand someone of Eric Sykes views would rather look backwards to what he thinks were better days.
Sylvia Peters was rather stiff as the guest star playing herself.
