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'''''A Christmas Carol''''' is a 1999 television movie adaptation of [[Charles Dickens]]' famous [[A Christmas Carol|1843 novel]]. It was directed by [[David Hugh Jones]] and stars [[Patrick Stewart]] as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] and [[Richard E. Grant]] as [[Bob Cratchit]].
 
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'''''A Christmas Carol''''' is a 1999 TV movie adaptation of [[Charles Dickens]]' famous [[A Christmas Carol|1843 novel of the same name]]. It was produced for {{w|Turner Network Television|TNT}} by {{w|Sonar Entertainment|Hallmark Entertainment}}, directed by {{w|David Hugh Jones}} and stars {{w|Patrick Stewart}} as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] and {{w|Richard E. Grant}} as [[Bob Cratchit]].
   
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==Summary==
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In the Victorian period, Ebenezer Scrooge is a skinflint businessman who loathes the Christmas season and begrudges having to give time off to his best employee, Bob Cratchit. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late friend and business partner, Jacob Marley, who in the afterlife has come to see the errors of his ways. Marley arranges for Scrooge to be visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come in hopes of teaching Scrooge of the importance of embracing the joy of the holiday season.
  
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In the Victorian period, Ebenezer Scrooge is a skinflint businessman who loathes the [[Christmas]] season and begrudges having to give time off to his best employee, Bob Cratchit. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late friend and business partner, Jacob Marley, who in the afterlife has come to see the errors of his ways. Marley arranges for Scrooge to be visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come in hopes of teaching Scrooge of the importance of embracing the joy of the holiday season.
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[[Liz Smith]] appears as Mrs. Dilber in both this version and [[A Christmas Carol (1984)|the 1984 film]] starring [[George C. Scott]].
  
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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* [[Patrick Stewart]] - [[Ebenezer Scrooge]]
  
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! Actor/actress !! Character(s)
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* [[Richard E. Grant]] - [[Bob Cratchit]]
  
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* [[Joel Grey]] - Ghost of Christmas Past
  
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| {{w|Patrick Stewart}} || [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] {{s|(adult)}}
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* [[Ian McNeice]] - Albert Fezziwig
  
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* [[Saskia Reeves]] - Mrs. Cratchit
  
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| {{w|Kenny Doughty}} || Ebenezer Scrooge {{s|(young)}}
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* [[Desmond Barrit]] - Ghost of Christmas Present
  
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* [[Bernard Lloyd]] - Jacob Marley
  
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| Rowland Stirling || Ebenezer Scrooge {{s|(child)}}
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* [[Dominic West]] - Fred
  
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* [[Trevor Peacock]] - Old Joe
  
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| Josh Maguire || Ebenezer Scrooge {{s|(boy)}}
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* [[Liz Smith]] - Mrs. Dilber
  
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* [[Elizabeth Spriggs]] - Mrs. Riggs
  
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* [[Kenny Doughty]] - Young Ebenezer Scrooge
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| Rosie Wiggins || Fran Scrooge
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* [[Laura Fraser]] - Belle
  
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| {{w|Richard E. Grant}} || [[Bob Cratchit]]
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* [[Celia Imrie]] - Mrs. Bennett
  
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|-
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| Tom Towndrow || [[Peter Cratchit]]
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|-
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| Zoe Timmins || [[Belinda Cratchit]]
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|-
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| Tabitha Francis || Young Girl Cratchit
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|-
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| Barnaby Francis || Young Boy Cratchit
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|-
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| Claire Slater || Martha Cratchit
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|-
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| Ben Tibber || [[Timothy "Tiny Tim" Cratchit|Tiny Tim]]
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| {{w|Joel Grey}} || [[The Ghost of Christmas Past]]
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| {{w|Ian McNeice}} || [[Mr. Fezziwig|Albert Fezziwig]]
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|-
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| Annette Badland || Mrs. Fezziwig
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|-
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| Michael Green || Eli Fezziwig
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|-
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| Charlotte Brittain || Marigold Fezziwig
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|-
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| Lynn Ferris || Daisy Fezziwig
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|-
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| Holly Hutchings || Lily Fezziwig
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| {{w|Saskia Reeves}} || [[Mrs. Cratchit]]
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| {{w|Desmond Barrit}} || [[The Ghost of Christmas Present]]
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|-
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| Tim Potter || [[The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come|The Third Spirit]]
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| {{w|Bernard Lloyd}} || [[Jacob Marley|Marley's Ghost]]
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| {{w|Dominic West}} || [[Fred (A Christmas Carol)|Fred]]
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| Debbie Chazen || Fred's Maid
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| {{w|Trevor Peacock}} || Old Joe
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| {{w|Liz Smith}} || Mrs. Dilber
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| {{w|Elizabeth Spriggs}} || Mrs. Riggs
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| {{w|Laura Fraser}} || [[Belle (A Christmas Carol)|Belle]]
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| {{w|Celia Imrie}} || Mrs. Bennett
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| John Franklyn-Robbins || Crump
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| Roger Frost || Clergyman
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| Edward Petherbridge || Foster
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| Jeremy Swift || Williams
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| Leagh Conwell || Boy Caroller
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| Matthew Cottle || Dick Wilkins
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| Bruce Alexander || Mr. Bennett
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| Crispin Letts || Topper Haines
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| Annabel Mullion || Emily Bowley
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| Helen Coker || Betsy
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| Pooky Quesnel || Maude
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| Daniel Booroff || Ignorance
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| Leanne Howard-Williams || Want
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|-valign=top
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|Gawn Grainger<br>Roger Hammond<br>Stephen Moore || Brokers
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|Claire Adamson || Caroline
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|Joe Jones || Caroline's Husband
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|Billy Seymour || Turkey Boy
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|Jack Chissick || Poulterer
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| Will Howes {{s|(uncredited)}}|| Boy on Carriage
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| Eric Jorrin {{s|(uncredited)}}|| Sailor
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==Notes==
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*{{w|Liz Smith}} appeared as Mrs. Dilber in both this version and [[A Christmas Carol (1984)|the 1984 film]] starring {{w|George C. Scott}}.
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==External links==
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* {{imdb title|0216621|A Christmas Carol}}
   
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Revision as of 08:41, 21 November 2019

Christmas Carol 1999a

A Christmas Carol is a 1999 TV movie adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous 1843 novel of the same name. It was produced for TNT by Hallmark Entertainment, directed by David Hugh Jones and stars Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge and Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit.

Summary

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In the Victorian period, Ebenezer Scrooge is a skinflint businessman who loathes the Christmas season and begrudges having to give time off to his best employee, Bob Cratchit. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his late friend and business partner, Jacob Marley, who in the afterlife has come to see the errors of his ways. Marley arranges for Scrooge to be visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come in hopes of teaching Scrooge of the importance of embracing the joy of the holiday season.

Cast

Actor/actress Character(s)
Patrick Stewart Ebenezer Scrooge (adult)
Kenny Doughty Ebenezer Scrooge (young)
Rowland Stirling Ebenezer Scrooge (child)
Josh Maguire Ebenezer Scrooge (boy)
Rosie Wiggins Fran Scrooge
Richard E. Grant Bob Cratchit
Tom Towndrow Peter Cratchit
Zoe Timmins Belinda Cratchit
Tabitha Francis Young Girl Cratchit
Barnaby Francis Young Boy Cratchit
Claire Slater Martha Cratchit
Ben Tibber Tiny Tim
Joel Grey The Ghost of Christmas Past
Ian McNeice Albert Fezziwig
Annette Badland Mrs. Fezziwig
Michael Green Eli Fezziwig
Charlotte Brittain Marigold Fezziwig
Lynn Ferris Daisy Fezziwig
Holly Hutchings Lily Fezziwig
Saskia Reeves Mrs. Cratchit
Desmond Barrit The Ghost of Christmas Present
Tim Potter The Third Spirit
Bernard Lloyd Marley's Ghost
Dominic West Fred
Debbie Chazen Fred's Maid
Trevor Peacock Old Joe
Liz Smith Mrs. Dilber
Elizabeth Spriggs Mrs. Riggs
Laura Fraser Belle
Celia Imrie Mrs. Bennett
John Franklyn-Robbins Crump
Roger Frost Clergyman
Edward Petherbridge Foster
Jeremy Swift Williams
Leagh Conwell Boy Caroller
Matthew Cottle Dick Wilkins
Bruce Alexander Mr. Bennett
Crispin Letts Topper Haines
Annabel Mullion Emily Bowley
Helen Coker Betsy
Pooky Quesnel Maude
Daniel Booroff Ignorance
Leanne Howard-Williams Want
Gawn Grainger
Roger Hammond
Stephen Moore		 Brokers
Claire Adamson Caroline
Joe Jones Caroline's Husband
Billy Seymour Turkey Boy
Jack Chissick Poulterer
Will Howes (uncredited) Boy on Carriage
Eric Jorrin (uncredited) Sailor

Notes

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