The Christmas Break

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BBC One - The Christmas Break

A couple travel to Ireland for Christmas to stay with their chaotic extended family.

A married couple travel from Chicago to spend Christmas with the wife's  family in a small town in Ireland. This is a holiday which will test their patience and their marriage.

Married couple Jack and Caroline Bradford travel from their Chicago home to spend Christmas with Caroline's extended family at her parents' home in a small town in Ireland. Jack is happy interacting with various nephews and nieces, but Caroline is not so comfortable. Are they ready for a family of their own? This is a holiday which will test their patience and their marriage.

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