从唐顿到神夏：2015圣诞节最值得期待英剧

It simply wouldn't be Christmas if you didn't spend evenings cosily bundled up on the sofa with your friends and family. Luckily, there's a bumper crop of Christmas specials on TV this season which are sure to keep everyone entertained through those long winter nights. From Sherlock's time-travelling mystery to Downton Abbey's final hurrah, there's something for all the family over the holiday period.

After her absence in season six, Lady Rose will be returning to the Crawley manor, but Violet Crawley is set to be involved in a shocking final storyline. Hopefully her spirits will be lifted by a wedding, with rumours that Lady Edith will accept Bertie Pelham's proposal.

The 90-minute episode titled The Abominable Bride follows Holmes and Watson as they are transported back in time to Victorian London where they deal with a ghostly mystery. While the episode has been dubbed a Christmas special, writer Stephen Moffat has admitted the show would work equally well in the middle of summer.

It may have been filmed during the heatwave in June, but Call The Midwife promises to provide plenty of festive cheer. The latest storyline is being kept firmly under wraps for now, but Cliff Parisi, who plays Fred, was seen on set in a Santa suit.

With Jenna Coleman announcing that she's leaving the series, this will be The Doctor's last Christmas with Clara. But whilst he may have lost one companion, River Song will be returning to the show for the Christmas special. River, who plays The Doctor's wife, has not yet met this incarnation of her husband, so it should make for great viewing.

Dean Wicks may not be the only character facing the law this Christmas.The Beale family are seriously considering handing him over to the police for Lucy's murder. Meanwhile, in a heartwrenching situation that will strike a chord with a few viewers, elderly Cora Cross spends Christmas lonely and isolated whilst others are with their families.