A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol is a TV production by Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society and also featuring Dame Diana Rigg and Sir Derek Jacobi. It was first aired on BBC 1 on 30th December 2017.

Description
Blacklisted by the BBC after ruining Peter Pan, the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society do not take their ban lying down and force themselves back on the BBC by hijacking the jewel of the Christmas schedule, a live production of A Christmas Carol, staged by a professional cast.

''As the Cornley gang try to make the show work on television, they soon realise they are completely out of their depth, with no idea how to direct a live studio or handle the special effects. Worse still, their internal rivalries are revealed on television, while an angry professional cast tries to get back into the studio. - Description by BBC 1''

Cast
Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society:
 * Chris Bean / Scrooge - Henry Shields
 * Robert Grove / Bugsworth / Scrooge / Tiny Tim / Yet to Come / Pallbearer - Henry Lewis
 * Sandra Wilkinson / Collector / Frances / Belle / Mrs. Cratchit / Olivia - Charlie Russell
 * Max Bennett / Young Scrooge / Christmas Present / Collector / Undertaker - Dave Hearn
 * Annie Twilloil / Frances / Christmas Past / Businessman - Nancy Zamit
 * Dennis Tyde / Bob Cratchit / Priest / Pallbearer - Jonathan Sayer
 * Jonathan Harris / Marley / Topper / Businessman - Greg Tannahill
 * Trevor Watson - Chris Leask
 * Lucy Grove / Tiny Tim - Ellie Morris

Other:
 * Scrooge/Himself - Derek Jacobi
 * Aunt Diana/Narrator - Diana Rigg
 * BBC Receptionist - Bryony Corrigan
 * Attendant - Matt Cavendish
 * Orphan Child - Harriet Mae Webb
 * Herself - Naga Munchetty

Trivia

 * This is CDS' first production where the company leave the building during the show.
 * This is the first time Sandra does not have the lead female role.