The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Catherine MorsheadDirector
- Peter BowkerWriter
- Simon LaceyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ross KempEddie Scrooge
- Ray FearonJacob Marley
- Warren MitchellEddie's Dad
- Michael MaloneyBob Cratchett
- Claudie BlakleyEllie
- Liz SmithJoyce
- Mina AnwarJulie
- Angeline BallBella
- Lorraine AshbourneSue Cratchett
- Joanne McintoshJude
- Bill ThomasTed
- Daniel AinsleighDave
Themes
based on novel or bookchristmas