An,original,take,on,Dickens’s,iconic,ghost,story,by,Steven,Knight,(Taboo,,Peaky,Blinders).,A,Christmas,Carol,is,a,spine-tingling,immersion,into,Scrooge’s,dark,night,of,the,soul.,Misanthropic,businessman,Ebenezer,Scrooge,(Guy,Pearce),refuses,to,treat,Christmas,as,different,to,any,other,day,,much,to,Bob,Cratchit’s,(Joe,Alwyn),chagrin,,as,he,is,desperate,to,leave,work,and,get,home,to,his,family,on,Christmas,Eve.,Scrooge’s,dead,former,business,partner,Jacob,Marley,(Stephen,Graham),begs,for,peace,in,his,coffin.,Having,repented,himself,,the,Spirits,have,news,for,him.,He,will,linger,in,purgatory,until,Scrooge,himself,repents,,something,Marley,knows,he,will,never,do.,Tim,(Lenny,Rush),writes,his,yearly,thank-you,letter,to,cousin,Jack,,thanking,him,for,the,money,that,saved,his,life,,but,Mary’s,(Vinette,Robinson),prickly,reaction,rouses,Bob’s,suspicions.,A,spooked,Scrooge,is,visited,by,Marley,,who,has,a,warning:,Scrooge,will,be,visited,by,three,Spirits.
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