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Robson Green and Mark Benton reprise their roles as feuding brothers-in-law Colin and Howie, from Christmas Lights, Northern Lights and City Lights, in a festive special. The pair travel to Lithuania, where Christmas cynic Howie has been nominated to represent England in the annual Santa competition, much to the annoyance of Colin, who believes his love of all things festive and his appearances in the white beard at the school fair make him the ideal candidate. However, he has to settle for being his friend's little elf - and to make matters worse, the other elves are a bunch of cheerleading girls. So with a Saint Nick who refuses to believe and an elf who wants the top job, it seems their chances of winning are slight. Comedy drama, co-starring Nicola Stephenson, Sian Reeves, Ian Puleston-Davies, Edward Petherbridge and Emma Cunniffe
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Cast & Crew
Robson Green
(Actor)
.. Colin
Mark Benton
(Actor)
.. Howie
Nicola Stephenson
(Actor)
.. Jackie
Sian Reeves
(Actor)
.. Pauline
Ian Puleston-Davies
(Actor)
.. Beryl
Edward Petherbridge
(Actor)
.. Village elder
Emma Cunniffe
(Actor)
.. Alice
Linzey Cocker
(Actor)
.. Brooke
Lee Worswick
(Actor)
.. Liam
Alex Rimmer
(Actor)
.. Leyton
Abbi Gray
(Actor)
.. Victoria
Anthony Debaeck
(Actor)
.. Jean Luc
Alex Liang
(Actor)
.. Japanese Santa
Stuart Wade
(Actor)
.. Aussie Santa
Carolin Stoltz
(Actor)
.. Tilda
Ralph Gassmann
(Actor)
.. Florian
Bibi Nerheim
(Actor)
.. Virgin Mary
Richard Sinnott
(Actor)
.. TV presenter
Jeff Pope
(Producer)
Chris Carey
(Producer)
Paul Seed
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Robson Green
(Actor)
.. Colin
Born:
December 18, 1964
in
Hexham, Northumberland
Best Known For:
His role in Soldier Soldier.
Early-life:
Born Robson Golightly Green in Hexham, Northumberland, on December 18, 1964, the son of a miner. He has two sisters and a brother. As a child, he harboured ambitions to become a pilot in the RAF and joined the Air Training Corps, but after leaving school, he took a draughtsman's apprenticeship at a shipbuilder's yard instead. However, after appearing in various amateur dramatic productions, he quit his job to take up acting full time.
Career:
Robson started out at Newcastle's Live Theatre, and was spotted in BBC production A Night on the Tyne, which led to a regular role in Casualty. He then spent four years in Soldier Soldier, during which he began a successful singing partnership with co-star Jerome Flynn. The pair also starred together in Ain't Misbehavin' in 1997. Other projects include The Student Prince, Touching Evil, Grafters, Northern Lights, Wire in the Blood, Close and True, Being Human and Waterloo Road. A keen fisherman, he has filmed several series of Extreme Fishing with Robson Green, which has taken him across the globe. He also has a production company, Coastal.
Quote:
"Always turn up on time, know your lines and get to know the people you work with."
Trivia:
He supports Newcastle United FC.
Mark Benton
(Actor)
.. Howie
Born:
November 16, 1965
in
Guisborough
Best Known For:
Northern Lights, and Waterloo Road.
Early-life:
Born on 16 November, 1965, in Guisborough in the North East, Mark hoped to follow in the footsteps of his uncle, actor Michael Gunn. Always the class clown, he fell in love with the theatre and spent many years trying to make a career out of acting. He was in the same drama class at the Stockton-Billingham Tech as actress Elizabeth Carling. Some of his early acting experience came with the Middlesbrough Youth Theatre, with performances in plays such as Atmos Fear and Twist.
Career:
Benton's big break came in the 1997 Mike Leigh film Career Girls. For the past decade he has barely been off our screens. He had a recurring role as Father McBride in the James Nesbitt series Murphy's Law. He has starred with Vic and Bob in their remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Catterick, and Monkey Trousers. He was comedy gold in Craig Cash's Early Doors and The Booze Cruise trilogy. His biggest role was alongside Robson Green in Christmas Lights, Northern Lights, City Lights and Clash of the Santas. He was also a regular on Waterloo Road and is the host of game show The Edge. In 2013, he was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
"I think sometimes you have to ask if you want to be an actor or do you want to be a celebrity? I was tempted to do Celebrity Mastermind but I couldn't think of a specialist subject."
Trivia:
Benton is a die-hard supporter of Middlesbrough FC and has featured in the club's official season ticket advertising campaign.
Nicola Stephenson
(Actor)
.. Jackie
Born:
July 05, 1971
in
Oldham
Best Known For:
A string of TV roles.
Early-life:
Nicola was born in Oldham on July 5, 1971. She made her TV debut in Children's Ward, but her big break came in the same year when she began playing Margaret Clemence in Channel 4 soap Brookside. Her on-air kiss with co-star Anna Friel on Brookside was the first pre-watershed lesbian kiss on British TV. A clip of the kiss was broadcast around the world during the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.
Career:
After leaving Brookside in 1993, Stephenson went on to star in a number of popular TV shows, including The Bill, Casualty, Holby City, Clocking Off, Christmas Lights, Northern Lights, City Lights, The Chase, All at Sea, and Waterloo Road. More recently, she starred in ITV drama Safe House.
Quote:
"I have the knees of an eight-year-old child - all covered in bruises - because I am so accident- prone."
Trivia:
Stephenson needed to become a qualified fork-lift driver for her role in Clocking Off.
Sian Reeves
(Actor)
.. Pauline
Ian Puleston-Davies
(Actor)
.. Beryl
Born:
September 06, 1958
in
Flint
Best Known For:
Playing Owen Armstrong in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Ian was born in Flint on September 6, 1958. He attended London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Early acting roles included parts in two BBC dramas about Henry VI and episodes of Boon, Forever Green and Grange Hill.
Career:
Other TV credits include a spell in Hollyoaks in the mid-1990s and guest roles in a number of well-known series, including Holby City, The Vice, Foyle's War, The Bill, Silent Witness and Waking the Dead. He has also starred in ITV dramas Vincent and Ghostboat and BBC Three series Funland. In 2010, he had a recurring role in the sixth series of Waterloo Road and joined the cast of Coronation Street as Owen Armstrong.
Quote:
"When most people process information, they discard 99 per cent. But my antenna gets clogged up, so my brain ends up full of unnecessary thoughts."
Trivia:
He suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Edward Petherbridge
(Actor)
.. Village elder
Emma Cunniffe
(Actor)
.. Alice
Linzey Cocker
(Actor)
.. Brooke
Born:
May 19, 1987
in
Salford, Greater Manchester
Best Known For:
Playing Jess Fisher in Waterloo Road.
Early-life:
Linzey Louise Cocker was born on May 19, 1987 in Salford, Greater Manchester. She attended Wentworth High School, which is now known as Ellesmere Park High School, in Eccles, Greater Manchester. Her first TV role was in Conviction in 2004.
Career:
Cocker appeared in Barking!, Shameless, Northern Lights and City Lights. She played Jade Webb in Drop Dead Gorgeous from 2006 until 2007 and played Josie in the hit film Wild Child (2008) the next year. After that, Cocker got more TV roles in The Street and in Waterloo Road as Jess Fisher. More recently, she has appeared in the TV series Our Girl, Tina and Bobby and White Gold.
Trivia:
She had her first child at age 23 with actor Oliver Lee, who also played her on-screen boyfriend in Waterloo Road.
Lee Worswick
(Actor)
.. Liam
Alex Rimmer
(Actor)
.. Leyton
Abbi Gray
(Actor)
.. Victoria
Anthony Debaeck
(Actor)
.. Jean Luc
Alex Liang
(Actor)
.. Japanese Santa
Stuart Wade
(Actor)
.. Aussie Santa
Carolin Stoltz
(Actor)
.. Tilda
Ralph Gassmann
(Actor)
.. Florian
Bibi Nerheim
(Actor)
.. Virgin Mary
Richard Sinnott
(Actor)
.. TV presenter
Jeff Pope
(Producer)
Chris Carey
(Producer)
Paul Seed
(Producer)
