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A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 12 days

Mark Gatiss stars as Jacob Marley in his own theatrical retelling of Dickens’s classic winter ghost story, with Nicholas Farrell as Scrooge. Directed for the stage by Adam Penford, this powerful tale of life, love, loss and redemption is as relevant today as when it was first published in 1843. Filled with Dickensian, spine-tingling special effects, prepare to be frightened and delighted in equal measure as you enter the supernatural Victorian world of A Christmas Carol.

It’s a cold Christmas Eve and mean-spirited miser Ebenezer Scrooge has an unexpected visit from the spirit of his former business partner Jacob Marley. Bound in chains as punishment for a lifetime of greed, the unearthly figure explains it isn’t too late for Scrooge to change his miserly ways in order to escape the same fate, but first he’ll have to face three more eerie encounters… Show less

Contributors

Jacob Marley:
Mark Gatiss
Ebenezer Scrooge:
Nicholas Farrell
Ghost of Christmas Past:
Joni Ayton-Kent
Bob Cratchit:
Edward Harrison
Mrs Cratchit:
Sarah Ridgeway
Ghost of Christmas Present:
Joe Shire

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