I was nearly 10 on this day. Christmas Day throughout the 70's and 80's was always spent at my Nans with all of the relatives. The best memories were all the adults sitting down to watch the Christmas Day Bond film, and us kids marvelling at 007's antics. I am now a huge James Bond fan, with an extensive collection. Thanks for the video..

I saw Noelle Gordon in her Rolls Royce on the Kings Road in Chelsea, Jane Rossington and her family in Fuengirola on holiday, and Kathy Staff in a cafe in Wimbledon. After living in London for 14 years I saw scores of famous people.

That disco looked banging. I used to watch crossroads with my Nan when I was little. I can never remember it being like studio 54. Except they blew the whole year’s budget on that and that’s why it was so acorn antiquish for the rest off the year.

I used to record trails for James Bond films on audio cassette and had this one as well as the main film itself when it was shown! Takes me back haha!

Bad Manners playing in the background!

Christmas Day falls on Thursday 25 December 1980 on ITV we have Billy smart Christmas Circus James bond the man with a Golden Gun and Morecambe and wise Christmas show

I am 65 and, surely, I should be looking back to when I was 23 with a melancholic sigh about the simplicity and enjoyment this compilation... blah, blah.. Nope. FFS. Crossroads? Adverts for holidays and cheap sofas - neither cheap enough for our family. Then Billy Smarts Circus... compered by Keith Harris! Maggie Thatcher a year into her epic spell as Prime Minister. The scruffy '70s followed by the desolate '80s. Me becoming an alcoholic, moving to Bristol and f' ing it all up. Jesus!

The episode of Crossroads began with Reg Cotterill reliving his grim past with Alison's mother, and then moved onto the Brownlows' table cloth going up in smoke because of a flaming Christmas pudding. Iris used Arthur's expensive festive wine to put it out - much to Arthur's chagrin. In Part 2, Jill had a call from Stan Harvey and told him she still loved him. He hung up. Sandy went into the disco and told Meg - and said Jill was better let alone. But Meg retorted: 'I can't' and rushed to the sitting room to offer comfort. Which is where we come in.

Crossroads, oh dear!! Sandy, Meg and Jill!!! Just waiting for Benny and Miss Dianne! I didn't realise "it is I, LeClerc" Jack Haig was part of the cast of crossroads!! Wow, Easter Road stadium near the end too!!

good old crossroads, classic midlands soap. I remember Nolly, Jane Rossington and Roger Tonge. Always loved the alternative end theme by Paul McCartney and Wings. Sad tune.

Used to love the Christmas circus. We also used to go to the one in Belle Vue Manchester.

Wonderful to see more of Noele, thanks for sharing. I too would love to see more of this episode or any other episodes you have of Crossroads.

The final 3 and a half minutes of the Christmas 1980 edition of Crossroads which start this video are new to me, and really quite something. Meg, Jill and Sandy share glad tidings, until Jill delivers some devastating news... Note the poor shot selection at the most dramatic moment. Noele Gordon is at her most magisterial and offers a performance style so unique as to be inimitable (though its great fun to *try* to imitate it). And then we cut to the Crossroads motel Christmas disco. ATV have even shelled out on a couple of professional dancers this year, but all eyes are on Doris Luke letting her hair down in the festive revelry. Soundtrack by Bad Manners and a library music approximation of Sylvester. The viewers don't know it yet, but this is the end of an era. In three days time the IBA will pronounce that in order to maintain their contract, ATV must regroup into a new company, Central Television. Almost the first thing that Central do is to sack Noele Gordon, clearly a temperamental star to manage. In February 1981 Roger Tonge will die of Hodgkin's lymphoma at 35. So this is Meg, Sandy and Jill's last Christmas spent together. Shed bitter tears, even as you laugh.

banks paying 11.57% and 16.53% those were the days.

You're going home like Sandy Richardson ...well known Holte End chant from this era.

OMG, I just realized that back in the early 1980's, Crossroads had a character called VALERIE POLLARD !

Is it me, or is that Donald Sinden's voice on the furniture ad ? Either that or it was someone emulating his delivery. :)

All the fun of Billy Smart's circus? Presumably they showed it during a commercial break

3:30 Network promos for Christmas 1980 produced by Granada. That's Malcolm Brown announcing. He left Granada at the end of the following year for a move south to TVS.

Who was to know this would be the last christmas the three Richardsons would be in the program

16% interest on bonds! Happy days 🤣

Billy Smart's circus, fk me, saw it live in Blackheath 1974, bangin Xmas treat, cheers Dadders, gone these 12 years past.

Oh the days

Of course there were only three channels here in Britain at this time as we know really. This was ITV; I guess whatever else was on BBC1 and BBC2 around the same time. Channel 4 of course did not start until November 1982 onwards; let alone Channel 5 too which much later on of course was in March 1997! And then all the later digital channels when analogue was switched off between 2007 to 2012. Thank you anyway!!

Kathy Staff is fantastic here, and Nolly gives it all she’s got

Thanks for posting this. Crossroads and those adverts followed by that circus muck😧 Its made me realise how crap things were, and how much better things actually are now, despite what some people might think.

She sure can strutt her stuff on the dance floor minus those wrinkled stockings,Our Nora!.

The cleaners dancing at the end! Hahahaha 🤣

The late Kathy staff could do some shapes for sure 💃🕺💃

What has Doris Luke overdosed on with that dancing? 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆

Hi there - I love Crossroads and would like to know if you have any more of this episode? Even a couple of extra minutes would be great!

Doris Luke, you little raver!! 😂😂♥♥ x

Kathy staff goe Boogie dancing

I thought that Sandy was in a Wheelchair ?

Ivor jay credited twice

The Chef was Carlos Raphael ?

Oh god the nightmares have just returned with those awful flaming circus shows at Christmas

A Circus on Xmas Day, just like watching parliament everyday now!! Orville is Boris 🤣

Nora Batty giving it lalldy

1980 was my first 'xmas', so I was too young to remember how dreadful the television entertainment was.

I'm with Rodney, I hate circuses!

Jane Rossington a hopeless actress

Whenever someone says things were so much better back in the 80's, show them this load of tripe.

Music very cheesey