Christmas at Chatsworth House

The second of three programmes going behind the scenes of English stately homes during Christmas. The aftermath of the pandemic finds the estate of Chatsworth House keen to win back visitors, while also marking the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire's 20th anniversary. The year's festive theme brings together the best installations of Christmases past. However, before the installation can get started, painstaking care has to be taken to move and protect the Duke's contemporary ceramic art collection. The season gets off to a poor start when massive bonfire celebrations have to be cancelled due to high winds. A bird invasion in the state rooms provides an additional challenge.