A Christmas Carol is the 1950 BBC TV movie adaptation of the adaptated play from the original novel of the same name.
Synopsis[]
On Christmas Eve, an old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean & miserly as Scrooge is now and he warns him to change his ways or face the consequences in the afterlife. Scrooge dismisses the apparition but the first of the three ghosts, the Ghost of Christmas Past, visits as promised. Scrooge sees those events in his past life, both happy & sad, that forged his character. The second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, shows him how many currently celebrate Christmas. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows him how he will be remembered once he is gone. To his delight, the spirits complete their visits in one night giving him the opportunity to mend his ways.
Cast[]
| Actor/actress | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Bransby Williams | Ebenezer Scrooge |
| John Ruddock | Bob Cratchit |
| John Bentley | Ebenezer Scrooge (young) Night Watchman |
| Pamela Cameron | Martha Cratchit |
| Robert Cawdron | Mr. Fred |
| The Cecil Sharp Folk Dance Society | Themselves (Dancers) |
| Julian D'Albie | Ghost of Christmas Present Portly Gentleman |
| Howard Douglas Stanley Vine |
Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange |
| Michael Edmonds | Boy Waif Carol Singer |
| Adrian Evans | Boy Cratchit Carol Singer |
| Patricia Fryer | Fanny Girl Waif |
| Arthur Hambling | Ghost of Christmas Past Gentleman of the Stock Exchange |
| MacDonald Hobley | Narrator |
| W.E. Holloway | Marley's Ghost Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come |
| Shirley Hose | Belinda Cratchit |
| Sean Lynch | Ebenezer Scrooge (Boy) Carol Singer |
| Tony Lyons | Boy with Goose Carol Singer |
| Thomas Moore | Tiny Tim Cratchit |
| Barbara Murray | Scrooge's Fiancée |
| Kathleen Saintsbury | Mrs. Cratchit |
| Leonard Sharp | Old Joe Crossing Sweeper |
| Gillian Stirrup | Girl Waif |
| Dorothy Summers | Mrs. Dilber |
| Ewart Wheeler | Scrooge's Double |
| Ann Wrigg | Fred's Wife |
| John Young | Peter Cratchit |
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