Home Advent Calendar 2017 Day 11: Gone Live!, 1989

As with the previously featured 1990, the one time the show was recorded every year would build towards Trevor and Simon's pantomime, and even before we've got there there's tangible, telling proof that Phil Collins was much better at pretending not to be famous than Bros. Philderella features the traditional hundredweight of roles and cameos - game previous guests making safely pre-recorded appearances (Kylie, Wogan, Nigel Kennedy), welcome surprise bookings for a kids' show at the time (Helen Lederer, Vas Blackwood, Christopher Ryan confirmed as smaller than Sarah), people pretending to know what they signed up for (Duncan Goodhew, Michael Fish, Liz & Bruno) and pop acts having to do as little character work as possible (Big Fun, Sydney Youngblood)