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 AA PRESENTS: Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Thursday 18th December 7.45pm
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:08
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Spirit no 1!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:10
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Young Ebenezer as played by George Cole. Alastair Sim was his mentor.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:12
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I think this one captures more of the unpleasantness of society as Dickens saw it than the more modern versions.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:12
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Young Ebenezer as played by George Cole. Alastair Sim was his mentor. Now you say it, I can see that it is! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:12
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Hattie Jacques!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:13
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What a compliment - you look just like Mum did the day she died!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:14
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Hattie Jacques! Full of well-known faces! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:16
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Jack Warner with Mr Fezziwig in a role specially created for him. But it fits in with thd story nicely.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:18
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What a compliment - you look just like Mum did the day she died! And how can he know that, if his mother died giving birth to him? |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:19
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So much said with so few words. Brilliant.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:20
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Patrick Macnee!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:21
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The sister's death wasn't in the book either, but it works well. |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:22
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Patrick Macnee! Who is he? |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:23
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Ah I see it now. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:23
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The sister's death wasn't in the book either, but it works well. It's been a while since I read it. Better refresh my memory. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:25
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So many missed chances!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:27
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So many missed chances! I wonder how we would fare, meeting 3 ghosts of Xmas? Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:29
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So many missed chances! I wonder how we would fare, meeting 3 ghosts of Xmas? I shudder to think. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:29
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Kathleen Harris a well known face from British cinema
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:35
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Spirit no 2! Come on down!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:38
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Presumably Brian Blessed was too young?
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:40
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'A place where miners live' - Wales, then?
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:41
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Presumably Brian Blessed was too young? A good fit for the part but I don't think he did it. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:42
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Bob Cratchit with Actually-Quite-Big-Tim. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:45
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Bob Cratchit with Actually-Quite-Big-Tim. That doesn't sound so well. Just squint a bit. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:47
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Spirit no 3!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:51
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Oh no. I am teary eyed.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:51
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They've actually done Christmas yet to come as in the book. |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:54
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Oh no. I am teary eyed. Me too. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:57
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The light and shade are used well in this film
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 18-12-2025 20:57
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The best is yet to come!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 21:07
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That still of him talking to the boy through the window is the only part of the film that I've seen. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 18-12-2025 21:11
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So well done - the music of Christmas continues into the next day at the office.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 21:11
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Magic!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 21:13
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So well done - the music of Christmas continues into the next day at the office. And Barbara Allen is a reprise from earlier on. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 21:15
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Yup, I think that's the definitive version all right. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 18-12-2025 21:16
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It feels a lot more like Christmas after that. Hope it does for you, AnneA and O(OZY)P
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 18-12-2025 21:18
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It feels a lot more like Christmas after that. Hope it does for you, AnneA and O(OZY)P Yes, one more day of work, then I'm planning to decorate the house at the weekend. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 21:18
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It's not Christmas without Alastair Sim as Scrooge.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 18-12-2025 21:20
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It feels a lot more like Christmas after that. Hope it does for you, AnneA and O(OZY)P Yes, one more day of work, then I'm planning to decorate the house at the weekend. Bldy hell! I thought for a moment you were going to be painting and wallpapering. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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