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The Heist Before Christmas
The Heist Before Christmas

The Heist Before Christmas

  • TV comedy drama
  • Sky Max
  • 2023
  • 1 episode

James Nesbitt and Timothy Spall play two Santa Clauses with different agendas. Also features Joshua McLees, Bamber Todd, Bronagh Waugh, Peter Rethinasamy, Laura Donnely and Lloyd Hutchinson

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The Heist Before Christmas

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2023
Channel
Sky Max
Episodes
1
Stars
Timothy Spall, James Nesbitt, Joshua McLees, Bamber Todd, Bronagh Waugh, Peter Rethinasamy, Laura Donnely and Lloyd Hutchinson
Companies

Twelve-year-old Mikey Collins, who's dirt-poor and hates Christmas, finds two Santa Clauses in the woods. One has just robbed a bank and is on the run with the cash, the other Santa claims to have fallen out of his sleigh. Mikey has no time for this second guy - he's well past believing any of the Jingle Bells, spirit-of-the-season rubbish, even if his little brother Sean insists on treating the old man like a superstar. Instead, Mikey's determined to get his hands on the bank-robber's cash, convinced that this is the answer to giving his family the Christmas they all crave. But as Mikey risks everything for the loot, he comes to realise that maybe the spirit of Christmas is alive after all...

Additional details

Also known as
  • Joy To The World (Working title)
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 24th December 2023 at 8pm on Sky Max
Episode length
90 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Tuesday 26th December 2023 at 5:30pm on Sky Max
  • Monday 25th December 2023 at 7:15pm on Sky Max

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