I found it somewhat disappointing to be honest, and wasn't up to the same standards of the ones amde in the 90s.
The Royle Family has become a parody of itself and was by FAR the worst episode they've made. Part of its original charm was that the characters were believable- some of the daftness has turned into plain stupidity, which I don't like.
Not much has really impressed me on TV over Christmas so far. Top Of The Pops seemed on good form to me!