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Washed-up Hollywood action hero Bradley Mack takes a role in a small English village's quirky Christmas pantomime, where he finds unexpected inspiration through the show's straight-talking dance instructor. Festive family comedy, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Rebel Wilson, Alice Eve and Danny Dyer
2025
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Comedy
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Cast & Crew
Kiefer Sutherland
(Actor)
.. Bradley Mack
Rebel Wilson
(Actor)
.. Jill
Danny Dyer
(Actor)
.. Kieran
Alice Eve
(Actor)
.. Grace
Derek Jacobi
(Actor)
.. Albert
James Lance
(Actor)
.. Spencer
Lucien Laviscount
(Actor)
.. Callum
Chris Foggin
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Kiefer Sutherland
(Actor)
.. Bradley Mack
Born:
December 21, 1966
in
London
Best Known For:
Real-time drama series 24.
Early-life:
Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland was born in London on December 21, 1966. He's the son of actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, and grandson of former Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas. He has a twin sister called Rachel and was named after Warren Kiefer, the director of his father's debut movie, Castle of the Living Dead. His early childhood was spent in California, but he lived in Canada with his mother after his parents split. Sutherland left school at 15 to study acting in New York, then moved to Los Angeles, where he sometimes slept rough to save money.
Career:
He made his film debut alongside his father in the 1983 movie Max Dugan Returns, then took the lead in The Bay Boy. Although it wasn't a hit, the movie was well received, and led to bigger roles, including Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, and the Young Guns films. The 1990s weren't as successful, although highlights were A Few Good Men and A Time to Kill. He also directed the movies Last Light, Truth or Consequences, NM, and Woman Wanted, before starring in and producing the hugely successful 24, for which he won Golden Globe and Emmy awards. He's also appeared in the movies Phone Booth, Taking Lives, The Sentinel, Mirrors, and the TV series Touch.
Quote:
"When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended up playing the weirdos. But I can assure you I'm not a psycho or a criminal or a bully."
Trivia:
Sutherland plays ice hockey on a celebrity team.
Rebel Wilson
(Actor)
.. Jill
Born:
March 02, 1980
in
Sydney
Best Known For:
The Pitch Perfect movies.
Early-life:
Born Melanie Elizabeth Bownds in Sydney on March 2, 1980, but better known as Rebel Wilson. She has two sisters, Liberty and Annachi, and a brother, Ryot. Rebel trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People and at Second City in the United States. She started to become known in Australia for the comedy series Pizza and the sketch show The Wedge. She also had roles in the films Fat Pizza (2003) and Ghost Rider (2007).
Career:
Wilson's breakthrough came in 2011 when she starred in Paul Feig's hugely popular comedy film Bridesmaids. It launched her Hollywood career and since then she has starred in A Few Best Men (2011), Bachelorette (2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) and Pitch Perfect (2012). More recently, she starred in the short-lived sitcom Super Fun Night and the films Pain & Gain (2013), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015).
Quote:
"There are so many glamorous actresses, but you know what? In the real world, nobody looks like that."
Trivia:
Wilson is allergic to dogs. Her mother is a professional dog handler.
Danny Dyer
(Actor)
.. Kieran
Born:
July 24, 1977
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Mick Carter in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Danny Dyer was born in Canning Town, London, on July 24, 1977 to Antony and Christine. He began a lifelong love of football as a boy and is an ardent West Ham United supporter. After being spotted by an agent while still at school he made his TV acting debut at the age of 16 in Prime Suspect 3. He went on to appear in episodes of Cadfael, A Touch of Frost, Ruth Rendell Mysteries, The Bill and Soldier Soldier.
Career:
Dyer's first film was 1999's Human Traffic and he followed this up with roles in a number of low-budget movies, including Borstal Boy (2000), High Heels and Low Lifes (2001), Mean Machine (2001), The Football Factory (2004), Adulthood (2008) and Vendetta (2013). Dyer had a lead role in Run for Your Wife (2013), which was savaged by film critics and only took £602 during its opening weekend. He has also appeared in a number of stage productions, including Celebration and No Man's Land, and has presented documentaries about football and hardmen. In 2013, he joined the cast of EastEnders as Mick Carter.
Quote:
His views on film critic Mark Kermode, who has made disparaging remarks about Dyer's work: "If I see him I don't know how I'm going to react. I'll probably just put the nut on him."
Trivia:
In 2007, Dyer became the chairman of non-league football team Greenwich Borough.
Alice Eve
(Actor)
.. Grace
Born:
February 06, 1982
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Carol Marcus in Star Trek Into Darkness.
Early-life:
Alice Sophia Eve was born in London on February 6, 1982 to actors Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan. She has two younger brothers, Jack and George. Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was young before returning to the UK when she was 13. She spent a year at the Beverly Hills Playhouse before reading English at St Catherine's College, Oxford. She appeared in a number of student productions, including The Importance of Being Earnest and The Colour of Justice.
Career:
Early TV roles came in Hawking, The Rotters' Club and Agatha Christie's Poirot, but she is largely known for her film work. On the big screen, she has appeared in Starter for 10 (2006), Sex and the City 2 (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014).
Quote:
"I'm a girl's girl, in all the ways you can be girlie. Nails and chats and gossip magazines and reality TV and pop culture."
Trivia:
She has heterochromia - her right eye is green and her left blue.
Derek Jacobi
(Actor)
.. Albert
Born:
October 22, 1938
in
London
Best Known For:
His classical roles.
Early-life:
Derek George Jacobi was born on October 22, 1938, in Leytonstone, east London. His mother was a secretary and his father managed a department store. He is an only child. He became hooked on movies and dancing as a boy and played Hamlet at school, with the production later appearing at the Edinburgh Festival. During his time there, he was invited to meet an agent, who told him that, at 18, he was too young to become a star. Jacobi spent the next three years studying history at Cambridge, where he befriended Ian McKellen and Trevor Nunn.
Career:
Following acclaimed performances at university, Jacobi joined Birmingham Rep. He was spotted by Laurence Olivier, who invited him to join the National Theatre Company. He made his film debut alongside Olivier in 1965's Othello. Since then, Jacobi has continued to make acclaimed appearances on stage and screen. Among his films are The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, Love Is the Devil, Gladiator, Gosford Park, The King's Speech and Hereafter. He inspired Kenneth Branagh to become an actor and worked alongside him in Henry V, Hamlet and Dead Again. Jacobi won a Bafta for I, Claudius in 1977, starred in the medieval-set series Cadfael, played The Master in Doctor Who, is the narrator of In the Night Garden and scored a surprise hit with Last Tango in Halifax.
Quote:
"As an actor conscious that you are in a theatre, you still have to make it look as spontaneous as if you did not know that you are being watched by 1,000 pairs of eyes."
Trivia:
He received a knighthood in 1994.
James Lance
(Actor)
.. Spencer
Lucien Laviscount
(Actor)
.. Callum
Chris Foggin
(Director)
