Spencer Jones's Christmas

Broadcast Digital Awards: Best Scripted Online Short

Shot in two days with a stripped-back crew, using innovative production techniques, judges described the warm-hearted farce 'utterly hilarious and brilliantly executed'.

Christmas interview with Spencer Jones

Spencer Jones was one of the breakout stars of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 with a prop-based show that was pure gleeful joy from start to finish.

This is the stand-out of the lot, a heart-warming story based on a simple premise, some great gags, and the warmth of his performance. After a grinch steals Christmas - or, more accurately, the car containing all the presents and accoutrements for the big day - Spencer Jones stays up all night improvising gifts from what he could scavenge from the hardware shop at midnight. His character is basically 'best Dad ever', inventive, playful and prepared to do anything for his family - an optimism that rubs up against his sourpuss sister-in-law. A perfect combination of laugh-out-loud moments, including the final punchline, and a genuine feelgood spirit. More please!