A Christmas Carol (2000 film)
A Christmas Carol | |
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Genre | |
Based on | A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
Written by | Peter Bowker |
Directed by | Catherine Morshead |
Starring | |
Composer | Simon Lacey |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Laura Mackie Jo Wright |
Producer | Joshua St. Johnston |
Cinematography | David Higgs |
Editor | Nick McPhee |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | London Weekend Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 20 December 2000 |
A Christmas Carol is a 2000 British
The film was one of a number of projects offered to Kemp as part of his "golden handcuffs" deal with ITV, following his departure from EastEnders.[2] 9.41 million viewers watched the film on its debut Wednesday night broadcast.[3] The film is also regularly repeated on ITV3 during the buildup to Christmas each year. The film has never been released on DVD.
Synopsis
Scrooge rudely dismisses his father and finds the next morning that he is living the same Christmas Eve all over again, and is able to predict the events of the day. Scrooge changes nothing about the day. That night, after Scrooge wakes from a nightmare about the night of Marley's murder, Marley's ghost reappears, standing in for the
Scrooge once again wakes up on Christmas Eve, and half-heartedly attempts to change events to impress Bella. Scrooge tries to save the teenagers, but one of them dies because the ambulances required a police escort due to local crime. That night, when confronted once again by Marley's ghost, Scrooge confesses to Marley that he is partially responsible for his murder: at the time of his murder, Marley was making a move on the territory of a crook named Stiles, who Scrooge told where to meet Marley without realising what Stiles' intention was. Scrooge concedes that he does not enjoy his life and Marley vanishes.
Attempting to escape the haunting, Scrooge meets the
Awakening for the last time, once again on Christmas Eve, Scrooge saves the sick teenagers, cancels all his debts and anonymously gives his money to those he tormented, including the Cratchits. He reveals the identity of Marley's killer and spends Christmas with Dave and his family. Scrooge tells Bella about his hauntings and, despite her disbelief, she takes him back. Years later, Scrooge and Bella are ice-skating with their son, who had previously appeared to Scrooge as the third ghost.
Cast
- Ross Kemp as Edward "Eddie" Scrooge
- Warren Mitchell as James Scrooge, Eddie's Dad (the Ghost of Christmas Past)
- Liz Smith as Joyce
- Michael Maloney as Bob Cratchit
- Angeline Ball as Bella
- Ray Fearon as Jacob Marley (the Ghost of Christmas Present)
- Mina Anwar as Julie
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Sue Cratchit
- Daniel Ainsleigh as Dave
- Claudie Blakley as Ellie
- Chloe Howman as Jane
- Bill Thomas as Ted
- Ben Tibber as Tiny Tim Cratchit
- Ben Inigo-Jones as Marley Scrooge, Eddie's Son (the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come)
See also
External links
- A Christmas Carol at IMDb
References
- ^ "ITV Studios - A Christmas Carol". Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Xmas TV shows". the Guardian. 21 November 2000.
- ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) | BARB".