An unusual modern-day reworking of Charles Dickens well spun yarn of redemption.
This
retelling of the story is of an unscrupulous loan shark, Eddie Scrooge (Ross
Kemp) who on Christmas Eve is visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob
Marley (Ray Fearon).
He
tells Eddie that he has lost sight of the things that are truly important in
life and that he will have further visitation to show him the errors of his
ways.
Eddie's
Dad (Warren Mitchell) is the ghost of Christmas past, Jacob Marley reappears
again as the Ghost of Christmas Present and Ghost of Christmas Future is
an undisclosed boy (Ben Inigo-Jones)
But
apart from the visitations there is a “Groundhog Day” element where he and the
long-suffering Bob Cratchett (Michael Maloney)
keep reliving Christmas Eve until he learns real compassion, which he
must do if he is to win back the heart of Bella (Angeline Ball) and
discover
the true spirit of Christmas.
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