 "Christmas Night with the Stars" was screened annually on Christmas night when the top stars of the BBC appeared in short versions, typically five to ten minutes; The programme ran from 1958 to 1972 and "Steptoe & Son" appeared twice in 1962 and 1967.However the 1962 Christmas segment no longer exists.Only sequences from the 1967 Christmas segment remain and still exist on the original film in the archives.