''Christmas Lights'' is a 2004 British Christmas television special broadcast by

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starring Robson Green and Mark Benton and written by Jeff Pope and Bob Mills. Although originally produced as a one-off 90 minute special, it spawned two

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series – '' Northern Lights'' and ''

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'' and a second, 2 hour, Christmas special – Clash of the Santas, which aired on

, on Sunday 21 December 2008. The programme was watched by 10.5 million viewers. Comedy drama about what can happen when families forget what the festive season is really about. Competitive brothers-in-law Colin and Howard live next door to each other on a suburban street, so when Colin puts Christmas lights outside his house, Howard responds with a bigger and brighter set, unleashing a war of twinkling light-bulbs and neon displays which threatens to ruin both families. With Robson Green, Mark Benton, Nicola Stephenson, Maxine Peake, Keith Clifford.

Cast

* Robson Green as Colin Armstrong * Mark Benton as Howard Scott (Howie) * Nicola Stephenson as Jackie Armstrong * Maxine Peake as Pauline Scott

External links

* *Christmas Lights a
The Robson Green Web Site
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