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…
Loan shark Eddie Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
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Ross Kemp
Eddie Scrooge
Ray Fearon
Jacob Marley
Warren Mitchell
Eddie's Dad
Michael Maloney
Bob Cratchett
Claudie Blakley
Ellie
Liz Smith
Joyce
Mina Anwar
Julie
Angeline Ball
Bella
Lorraine Ashbourne
Sue Cratchett
Joanne Mcintosh
Jude
Bill Thomas
Ted
Daniel Ainsleigh
Dave
Chloe Howman
Jane
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What is A Christmas Carol about?
Loan shark Eddie Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story…
When was A Christmas Carol released?
A Christmas Carol was released in 2000.
What genres does A Christmas Carol belong to?
A Christmas Carol is categorised as Drama, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie.
Who stars in A Christmas Carol?
The cast of A Christmas Carol includes Ross Kemp, Ray Fearon, Warren Mitchell, Michael Maloney, Claudie Blakley.