Synopsis
Anne-Marie Duff performs an intimate reading of Charles Dickens’s timeless classic. Can the ghostly interventions salvage Scrooge’s soul?
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2024
- Type: Adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Licence: ERA Licence required
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