stephen mcgann. his wife, heidi thomas, writes and produces the show. so what are christmases like at their house?y agutter is one of the original cast, and says part of the show‘s success is how it captures the times it covers. when we first started in ‘58, there was still very much a sense of the war being left behind, but it was there and it had its ramifications. the nhs, the wonderful nhs, had started, lots of new things, and then this kind of burst, this emergence of new art, new music, new science, going into space. everything was... it was a very powerful, extraordinary time. despite the snow and the decorations, the programme was filmed back in may. very special guest stars are the kingdom choir, who returned to the showjust six days after singing at harry and meghan‘s wedding. what a week they had. try and sum up your week. um, surreal, under real, phenomenal, exciting, fun, magical. had to do that. laughter. tomorrow night, you will hear hark the herald angels, but as a special treat, a reminder of how they wowed the royal wedding and the world seven months ago. # just as long as you st