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Two Doors Down returns for Christmas

Christmas is coming early for fans of the multi award-winning Scottish sitcom

Published: 11:30 am, 17 July 2025
Group photo featuring the cast of the Two Doors Down Christmas Special. Eight people smile for the camera, with one person appearing via a laptop.
There’s something comforting about having the neighbours round for Christmas, even if they bring minor chaos. Gregor and the gang bring the warm laughs, sly digs and brilliantly petty moments that make Two Doors Down such a cracking comedy. Expect it to sparkle on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One faster than Cathy can pop a prosecco.
— Jon Petrie, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Director of Comedy

Multi award-winning Scottish sitcom Two Doors Down is set to return with a new Christmas special. Produced by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios Comedy Productions it will mark two years since the last series aired.

The residents of Latimer Crescent will congregate at Beth (Arabella Weir) and Eric’s (Alex Norton) house to celebrate Christmas.

The neighbours are all back: Christine (Elaine C Smith), Cathy (Doon Mackichan) and Colin (Jonathan Watson), Alan (Graeme Stevely) and Michelle (Joy McAvoy), plus Beth and Eric’s son Ian (Jamie Quinn) and his fiancé Gordon (Kieran Hodgson).

Two Doors Down started as a one-off special in 2013. Created and written by Simon Carlyle and Gregor Sharp, there have been seven series and three previous Christmas specials.

The comedy has seen a steady growth in audiences since the series began, from 1.3m* on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two in 2016 to a 28 day audience average of 2.8m** for the last series, after it moved to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One. It has won many awards, including an RTS Scotland Award for Best Comedy in 2024 and 2017, and BAFTA Scotland Best Actress awards for Doon Mackichan in 2024 and for Elaine C. Smith in 2018.

Gregor Sharp, who has written the new Christmas special, says: “It’s really exciting to be revisiting Latimer Crescent with all the regular cast for this new episode. Christmas is a time for getting together with friends and family and then becoming low level irritated by them so it feels like they’re the perfect group to celebrate the season with.â€

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Director of Comedy Jon Petrie adds: “There’s something comforting about having the neighbours round for Christmas, even if they bring minor chaos. Gregor and the gang bring the warm laughs, sly digs and brilliantly petty moments that make Two Doors Down such a cracking comedy. Expect it to sparkle on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One faster than Cathy can pop a prosecco.â€

Josh Cole, Head of Comedy, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios Productions, and Steven Canny, Executive Producer, say: “We’re so pleased to be returning to Latimer Crescent and can’t wait for the audience to be back in Beth and Eric’s for another tortuous Christmas. Gregor and Simon created a brilliantly funny show that has an outstanding cast of memorable and loveable characters and we’re hugely looking forward to seeing them torment each other again.â€

Louise Thornton, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland’s Head of Commissioning says: “I’m delighted to be working with our network comedy colleagues to bring Two Doors Down back to our screens for a festive special. It holds a very special place in the heart of our audiences and we’re looking forward to seeing what Christmas treats will be unwrapped with our friends at Latimer Crescent.â€

Two Doors Down (1 x 30) is a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios Comedy production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer. It is written by Gregor Sharp. The director is Ben Gosling Fuller and the producer is Mark Bignell. It was commissioned by Jon Petrie, Director of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Comedy and Louise Thornton, Head of Commissioning for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland. The executive producers are Steven Canny and Josh Cole for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios. Commissioning editors for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ are Seb Barwell and Gavin Smith. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios are handling global sales.

* BARB 28 day consolidated data source

** BARB 28 day 4 screen as viewed data source

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