Christmas is always a goldmine for good telly with Call the Midwife, an extra helping of Strictly Come Dancing and The ABC Murders all entertaining viewers this festive period.

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But the award-winning dramas and family friendly shows were rivalled this year by one of the more unexpected hits of Christmas – a Bros documentary on BBC4.

Titled After the Screaming Stops, the film follows the life and work of twin brothers Matt and Luke Goss, who had a brief reunion in 2017 in the hope of reliving the glory days of the 80s.

The one-off doc intended to be "a raw and emotional look into the aftermath of fame and the reconnection between two twins torn apart by their past" – and, well, it's really something...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrYxJEJd9-U

While less than 250,000 people tuned in for its initial broadcast on 23rd December, many have discovered the documentary – described by one critic as “Part David Brent, part Alan Partridge and part Metallica” – in the post-Christmas haze… and loved it.

Fans have since flocked to Twitter to share some of the film's best/worst moments...

https://twitter.com/pasifull/status/1077131247334445056

https://twitter.com/MrsSteveMOBrien/status/1077531221696147456

https://twitter.com/TheTall_Bot/status/1077316739787042822

Viewers were struck by whether the film was genuinely meant to be serious, or intended as an The Office style mockumentry.

https://twitter.com/christianprice/status/1077525362102415360

https://twitter.com/BeardedGenius/status/1077921750627831808

While comedian Al Murray hailed it "the greatest gift you can give this year".

https://twitter.com/almurray/status/1077518050453270528

And he's not the documentary's only celebrity fan...

https://twitter.com/prodnose/status/1078369214078091265

https://twitter.com/KathyBurke/status/1078205888874328064

https://twitter.com/rufusjones1/status/1077674929263464448

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For those of you who haven’t managed to catch any of the buffoonery, After the Screaming Stops is still available to air on BBC iPlayer.

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Kimberley BondEntertainment Correspondent, RadioTimes.com

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