Scrooge - A Christmas Carol
11:20 am - 12:05 pm, Wednesday, December 24 on 5 +1 (38)
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About this Broadcast
A hard-hearted skinflint refuses to join in with the spirit of the festive season - until a succession of spectral visitors teaches him the error of his ways by showing him visions of the past, present and future. Adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, starring Alastair Sim, Mervyn Johns, Kathleen Harrison, Jack Warner, Michael Hordern, Hermione Baddeley, Hattie Jacques and George Cole
1951
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Fantasy
Historical/Period Drama
Literary Adaptation
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Alastair Sim
(Actor)
.. Ebenezer Scrooge
Mervyn Johns
(Actor)
.. Bob Cratchit
Kathleen Harrison
(Actor)
.. Mrs Dilber
Jack Warner
(Actor)
.. Mr Jorkins
Michael Hordern
(Actor)
.. Jacob Marley
Hermione Baddeley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Cratchit
George Cole
(Actor)
.. Young Scrooge
Patrick Macnee
(Actor)
.. Young Marley
Hattie Jacques
(Actor)
.. Mrs Fezziwig
Glynn Dearman
(Actor)
.. Tiny Tim
Brian Desmond Hurst
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Alastair Sim
(Actor)
.. Ebenezer Scrooge
Mervyn Johns
(Actor)
.. Bob Cratchit
Kathleen Harrison
(Actor)
.. Mrs Dilber
Jack Warner
(Actor)
.. Mr Jorkins
Michael Hordern
(Actor)
.. Jacob Marley
Hermione Baddeley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Cratchit
George Cole
(Actor)
.. Young Scrooge
Born:
April 22, 1925
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Arthur Daley in Minder.
Early-life:
George Edward Cole was born in London on April 22, 1925. His mother, whom he never met, abandoned him at 10 days old, and he was adopted by the Cole family. George left school to be a butcher's boy, but won a part in a touring musical and opted for acting instead. At 15 he and his adoptive mother moved in with Alastair Sim's family after he appeared in a film with the thespian. They helped him lose his cockney accent, and he stayed with them until his first marriage at 27.
Career:
Cole made his big-screen debut in 1941's Cottage to Let, but didn't achieve fame until he landed the part of Flash Harry in the classic St Trinian's films. He went on to have a successful career on stage, TV and in movies, often appearing opposite mentor Sim in such productions as Scrooge and The Green Man. TV credits include My Good Friend, Dad, An Independent Man, Blott on the Landscape and Minder, which ran for 15 years. In his later years, he appeared in Station Jim, Bodily Harm, Mary Reilly, A Class Apart, and Diamond Geezer. He died on August 6, 2015, after a long illness. He was 90.
Quote:
"I made my first film in 1940. I can't think much has changed apart from the equipment and cost."
Trivia:
In 2013, Cole published his autobiography, The World Was My Lobster.
Patrick Macnee
(Actor)
.. Young Marley
Born:
February 06, 1922
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing John Steed in The Avengers.
Early-life:
Born Daniel Patrick Macnee on February 6, 1922, in London. His father was a successful racehorse trainer who gambled away his fortune and emigrated to India. His mother then divorced her husband and moved in with her lesbian lover in Wiltshire. Macnee attended Summer Fields prep school before enrolling at Eton. He made his film debut in 1938's Pygmalion, but his acting career was curtailed by a spell in the Navy during the Second World War.
Career:
On his return from service, Macnee studied at the Webber Douglas School of Dramatic Art. Small roles in several films followed but, frustrated at the lack of opportunity in Britain, he emigrated to Canada, then moved to the US. He appeared in numerous TV plays and films before returning to the UK in 1959. Producing Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years brought him to the attention of TV bosses who, to his surprise, offered him the role of John Steed in The Avengers in 1961. He stayed with the popular series until it ended in 1969, but returned to the role in The New Avengers in 1976. Macnee also appeared in such movies as A View to a Kill, This Is Spinal Tap and The Sea Wolves. He died on June 25, 2015.
Quote:
"I haven't really accomplished anything. The most accomplished thing I've done is to have lived this long."
Trivia:
Macnee became a US citizen in 1959.
Hattie Jacques
(Actor)
.. Mrs Fezziwig
Glynn Dearman
(Actor)
.. Tiny Tim
Brian Desmond Hurst
(Director)
