#67: Little & Large Christmas Special, 1980

Yes, Eddie does a Jamaican accent and there's a Savile impression, but those may be the least of this grimly fascinating show's problems. Eddie starts with an Eamonn Andrews impression, which has to be specified given how little it sounds like him. Syd Little seems to think the entire purpose of a straight man is to read the set-up lines, but the audience are in hysterics when he walks on "as" Olivia Newton-John wearing a dress. There's a heavily sub-Two Ronnies comedy song featuring the pair dressed as Noddy and Andy Pandy, immediately followed by an inexplicable second comedy song about horror movies. Dallas and Barbra Woodhouse sketches, resident dancers, Lena Zavaroni with closing credits announcement about which theatre show she can also be seen in... this is 1980 light entertainment. Also a gag about Splodgenessabounds, which is less so. And if that weren't enough, they previewed the show on Top Of The Pops the previous week to no audience reaction whatsoever, including the incongruous sight of Eddie coming up with a line to introduce the Specials.