BBC iPlayer To Make Classic Boxsets Available For Christmas In Addition To Bumper Schedule

The BBC really is treating us this Christmas, as they have announced they will be gifting us boxsets of classic shows on iPlayer over the festive period.

After releasing their bumper list of yuletide programming on Tuesday (28 November), the broadcaster has now revealed they will be making complete series of shows including ‘Line Of Duty’, ‘Happy Valley’, ‘Peaky Blinders’, ‘Miranda’ and ‘Planet Earth I & II’ available on their streaming service.

As a bonus present, viewers will also be able to enjoy classic Christmas specials of ‘EastEnders’, including the 1986 episode where Den Watts served wife Angie the divorce papers on Christmas Day and the 2007 reveal of Max Branning and Stacey Slater’s affair.

Ryan Murphy’s brand-new eight-part series, ‘Feud: Bette And Joan’ will also debut on iPlayer, telling the story of the legendary rivalry between Hollywood icons Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

Take a look at the full list of available shows below…

Full series drama box-sets:

‘Sherlock’ – Series 3, 4 and ‘The Abominable Bride’
Full series of epic natural history programmes:

Comedies:

Family favourites:

‘EastEnders’ Christmas Specials

All these shows will be available on BBC iPlayer from 16 December.