JUST a personal plea, but can we see more of Dawn French this year?

The Vicar of Dibley festive programmes were so entertaining, and it was great to see her as awful Vicky Pollard's mum in the Little Britain Abroad special.

She is clever and funny and rarely makes a TV appearance without lighting up the screen. Like many other comics and comedians, she is also an impressive dramatic actress.

Dawn is one of the few people to deal with the weight issue well - in fact, her weight is seldom an issue, we probably don't even notice it until she makes it into a joke herself.

So, programme-makers out there, please give her more work and use her talents.

Like Catherine Tait, she is versatile and innovative - and we've seen all the programme repeats now, so let's have some new material for a new year.