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A Christmas Carol

A modern version of the classic Dickens tale, in which Eddie Scrooge is a mean loan shark who sees the error of his ways.

Release Date : 2000-11-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : LWT

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Eddie Scrooge

Original Name : Ross Kemp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jacob Marley

Original Name : Ray Fearon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie's Dad

Original Name : Warren Mitchell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob Cratchett

Original Name : Michael Maloney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ellie

Original Name : Claudie Blakley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joyce

Original Name : Liz Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Julie

Original Name : Mina Anwar

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bella

Original Name : Angeline Ball

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sue Cratchett

Original Name : Lorraine Ashbourne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jude

Original Name : Joanne Mcintosh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted

Original Name : Bill Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Daniel Ainsleigh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jane

Original Name : Chloe Howman

Gender : Female

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

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 working for Scrooge, and instead of taking the passive path to reconciling them — having her get convinced that Scrooge has changed his ways, Scrooge has an ingenious way of bringing the couple back together. I won’t spoil it more than that! So this version ticks off the critical boxes of the original story, but injects life into it as well, making it a fine addition to this sub genre of Christmas films.