The Christmas episode some scenes were cut in order to trim it down to 30 minutes for broadcast: Richie unwrapping Eddie's Xmas gift which is a self portrait of himself. Eddie smashing Richie's self-portrait on top of Richie's head and Richie finishing cooking Christmas lunch and the Christmas tree getting set on fire and Eddie trapping Richie's finger in the window were the scenes that was cut from the broadcast.
When Richie accidentally chops off his finger, a prosthetic hand was used to use and a hidden tube was wired up and hidden underneath Rik Mayall's shirt arm, which the fake blood was pumped by a special effects artist off-camera.