Review of EastEnders: Christmas Party

After the very good Christmas Eve episode of 2003 where Alfie couldn't get his decree absolute and Phil Mitchell returned to the Square there was a hour special EastEnders Christmas Party. This was basically the entire cast performing small comedy, songs and sketches. Shane Richie (Alfie) hosted and performed in this quite well. There are some good moments that I remember from that night. These include Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell) teaching a class of celebrities how to speak like in the East End; the three men who can't get a woman, Shane Richie, Shaun Williamson (Barry Evans) and Cliff Parisi (Minty) singing Lonely This Christmas, Richie singing It's Cold Outside with Jessie Wallace (Kat Slater), and the final song Merry Xmas Everybody by everyone. As well as the past and present EastEnders cast there are some good guests as well including Jennie Bond, Jo Brand, David and Carrie Grant, Richard E. Grant, John Humphrys, Lulu, Richard Park and many more. It was number 45 on The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments. Very good!