A Christmas Carol 47 years old
Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
"If I could work my will, every idiot that goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips would be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly in his heart" So spoke the immortal words of Christmas’ most famous miser, Charles Dicken’s Ebenezer Scrooge. Too mean to join in with the festivities; he sits alone on Christmas Eve. The scene is set for a visitation by the ghost of his late business partner, Marley, now bound to earth by eternal chains and his introduction to the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. For it is they who will take him through his life to face the truth about himself…
Credits
A Christmas Carol Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Copley He was 33, now 80 years old | as Fred (Scrooge's Nephew) |
| Zoë Wanamaker She was 28, now 75 years old | as Belle |
| Michael Hordern He was 66, 83 years old when he died | as Ebenezer Scrooge |
| Carol MacReady She was 25, now 72 years old | as Mrs. Cratchit |
| John Salthouse He was 26, now 73 years old | as Young Scrooge |
| Patricia Quinn She was 33, now 80 years old | as Ghost of Christmas Past |
| Bernard Lee He was 69, 73 years old when he died | as Ghost of Christmas Present |
| John Le Mesurier He was 65, 71 years old when he died | as Marley's Ghost |
| Veronica Doran She was 29, now 76 years old | as Caroline |
| Clive Merrison He was 32, now 79 years old | as Bob Cratchit |
| Christopher Biggins He was 29, now 76 years old | as Topper |
A Christmas Carol Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Charles Dickens as Author. He was 165 (58) years old when He died | Writing |
| Elaine Morgan as Adaptation. She was 57 (92) years old when She died | Writing |
A Christmas Carol (47 years)
Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
- Release day: Saturday, December 24, 1977
- Runtime: 58 minutes