A Christmas Carol, BBC's upcoming adaptation of the Charles Dickens' novella, will be on the top of people's TV agendas this Christmas - and now we finally have an air date.
The three-part miniseries beings on 22nd December 2019 at 9pm on BBC One.
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Thereafter, episode two will air on 23rd December at 9.05pm, and the final will air on Christmas Eve at 9pm, again on BBC One.
The drama - by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and Alien director Ridley Scott - is said to be a dark take on the 1843 fable, which follows the miserly, cold-hearted Ebenzer Scrooge who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who show him his past, present and future.
Tom Hardy is tagging on as an executive producer, and while Knight revealed the Taboo actor would be playing a "pivotal" role in the production, it seems he'll be exercising his talents behind the camera on this one.
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A Christmas Carol stars Guy Pearce in the role of Scrooge, while Stephen Graham also stars as Jacob Marley, Andy Serkis as Ghost of Christmas Past, Joe Alwyn as Bob Cratchit, Jason Flemyng as Ghost of Christmas Future, Vinette Robinson as Mary Cratchit and Charlotte Riley as Lottie.
Other cast include Lenny Rush, Tiarna Williams, Thea Achillea and Billy Barratt.
The chilling adaptation will be produced by Ridley Scott's Scott Free London in association with Tom Hardy's production company Hardy Son and Baker. It's the first in a string of Charles Dickens novels the team will be adapting for the BBC.
When news of the TV special was first announced in January, Tom, 41, said: "It's extremely exciting to have the opportunity to team up with Ridley Scott, Steven Knight and our partners at the BBC with this rare and wonderful opportunity to revisit and interpret Dickens' classic works.
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"A Christmas Carol is a fabulous magical piece of theatre and an embarrassment of riches for our creative team - from character all the way through to design. Here's to having a lot of intricate and wonderful fun. We feel very lucky."
The first trailer for series was released at the start of November (which you can watch at the top of this article), and festive joy it does not scream.
The distinctly un-warm'n'fuzzy trailer, shows scenes of horror - fire, torture, ill children, creepy old men with sewn up mouths, and drowning toddlers included.
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"Tonight you will not sleep," says once of the haunting ghosts. "Come and look upon the evil that you did.
"Justice will grab you by the throat and drag you to the truth," rings the haunting voice.
Misery aside, this is set to be one of the huge TV moments of Christmas 2019. Can't wait.
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