Top billed cast

1. 

   Ross Kemp

   Eddie Scrooge

2. 

   Ray Fearon

   Jacob Marley

3. 

   Warren Mitchell

   Eddie's Dad

4. 

   Michael Maloney

   Bob Cratchett

5. 

   Claudie Blakley

   Ellie

6. 

   Liz Smith

   Joyce

7. 

   Mina Anwar

   Julie

8. 

   Angeline Ball

   Bella

9. 

   Lorraine Ashbourne

   Sue Cratchett

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-12-17

I am pretty sure I watched this version of A Christmas Carol many years ago, but decided to watch it again in my quest to find some gems hidden in the blizzard of tv style new Christmas films.

This is a modern update to the story, and I think it does a great job with it. It doesn’t just “plug in” the plot to a modern setting. Rather it makes a few imaginative plot changes as well. Instead of the three ghost visits taking place in one night, they occur over three days in a riff on Groundhog Day. And in this version, Bob Cratchit actually has marital problems with his wife over workin...read the rest

Recommendations

1. A Christmas Carol75%
2. A Christmas Carol72%
3. A Christmas Carol69%
4. A Christmas Carol69%
5. A Christmas Carol64%
6. Magic Stocking65%
7. Anne of Green Gables72%
8. A Veteran's Christmas64%
9. A Wrinkle in Time63%
10. Angels in the Snow65%
11. The Bridge62%
12. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol67%
13. Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess75%
14. Snow Queen60%
15. TalhotBlond63%
16. The Shepherd68%
17. Twitches Too67%
18. The Call of the Wild61%
19. Scrooge74%
20. Stick Man68%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• christmas