The Heist Before Christmas
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Tuesday, December 23 on Sky Showcase (340)
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Twelve-year-old Mikey Collins finds two Santa Clauses in the woods, one has just robbed a bank and is on the run, while the other claims to have fallen out of his sleigh. Mikey's determined to get his hands on the bank-robber's cash, convinced that this is the answer to giving his poverty-stricken family the Christmas they all crave. Comedy, starring Timothy Spall and James Nesbitt, with Bamber Todd
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Cast & Crew
Timothy Spall
(Actor)
.. Santa
James Nesbitt
(Actor)
.. Santa
Bamber Todd
(Actor)
.. Mikey Collins
Joshua McLees
(Actor)
.. Sean Collins
Ronan Blaney
(Writer)
Edward Hall
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Timothy Spall
(Actor)
.. Santa
Born:
February 27, 1957
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Barry in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
Early-life:
Timothy Leonard Spall was born on February 27, 1957, in London, and brought up on a Battersea council estate. As a teenager, he considered joining the Army, but changed his mind after playing the Cowardly Lion in his school's version of The Wizard of Oz. He applied for Rada because his drama teacher - on whom he had a secret crush - suggested he should become an actor. He was named the most promising actor of 1978 when he left the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada).
Career:
Spall appeared on stage with Birmingham Rep and the Royal Shakespeare Company before his movie debut in 1979's Quadrophenia. His big break came playing Barry in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet in 1983. He received Bafta TV nominations for Our Mutual Friend, Shooting The Past and Vacuuming Completely Nude In Paradise. Other memorable projects include Secrets and Lies, Life Is Sweet, Topsy-Turvy, Vanilla Sky, Still Crazy, Frank Stubbs Promotes and several of the Harry Potter movies. He received an OBE in 1999. Always in demand, more recent work includes Pierrepoint, The Street, Enchanted, Oliver Twist, The Damned United, The Fattest Man in Britain, The King's Speech, The Syndicate, and Mr Turner.
Quote:
"I'm a decent, jolly, fat guy."
James Nesbitt
(Actor)
.. Santa
Born:
January 15, 1965
in
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Best Known For:
Playing Adam in Cold Feet.
Early-life:
Born January 15, 1965, in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. He has three older sisters. The son of a primary school headmaster, he grew up in Broughshane, County Antrim. Keen on sport, he excelled at rugby and football, and was also musical, singing in local festivals. He originally intended to be a teacher, but school productions and amateur dramatics inspired him to become a professional actor. He left the University of Ulster a year into studying for a degree in French to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where fellow students included Stephen Tompkinson and Rufus Sewell.
Career:
After working in theatre, Nesbitt made his TV debut in Boon and his first film, Hear My Song, in 1991. He hasn't looked back, appearing in a string of hits on both the big and small screens, including Waking Ned, Jude, Touching Evil, and Playing The Field. Cold Feet turned him into a major TV star, while acclaimed film Bloody Sunday marked him out as a gifted serious actor. The lead role of a maverick cop in TV drama Murphy's Law was written especially for him. He's also starred in Quite Ugly One Morning, Match Point and Five Minutes of Heaven. Nesbitt has also been seen in The Deep, Babylon, Monroe, The Hobbit. and The Missing.
Quote:
"I'm an extremely fortunate and privileged man who gets constantly challenged in a job that's taken me to extraordinary places and enabled me to meet great teachers in all walks of life."
Trivia:
He is a Manchester United supporter.
Bamber Todd
(Actor)
.. Mikey Collins
Joshua McLees
(Actor)
.. Sean Collins
Ronan Blaney
(Writer)
Edward Hall
(Director)
