Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens A Christmas Carol
TV Episode | 25 min | Drama

Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens

A Christmas Carol

TV Episode | 25 min | Drama

Basil Rathbone stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in a short television Christmas Carol performance. Spare, but elementally complete, its host, Fredric March, provides connecting narratives between the scenes.

Director

Ross MacKenzie

Writers

Charles Dickens (novel "A Christmas Carol") | Michael Dyne (adapted by)

Producer

Desmond Davis

Composer

Sidney Torch (as Sydney Torch)

Cinematographer

Robert Navarro

Editor

Inman Hunter

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Updated Dec 27, 1959

Release date

Dec 27, 1959 (United Kingdom)

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Fredric March Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Basil Rathbone Ebenezer Scrooge Ebenezer Scrooge See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Alexander Gauge Ghost of Christmas Present Ghost of Christmas Present See fewer	The Pickwick Papers (1952)
Michael McCarthy Ghost of Christmas Future Ghost of Christmas Future See fewer	The Accursed (1957)
Walter Hudd Ghost of Christmas Past Ghost of Christmas Past See fewer	Major Barbara (1941)
Toke Townley Bob Cratchit Bob Cratchit See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Mary Jones Mrs. Cratchit Mrs. Cratchit See fewer	Account Rendered (1957)
Mary Webster Belle Belle See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Robert Arditti Actor Actor See fewer	The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
Sydney Arnold Old Joe Old Joe See fewer	Top Secret! (1984)
Patricia Cree Fred's wife Fred's wife See fewer	Persuasion (1960)
Wilfred Fletcher Marley's Ghost Marley's Ghost See fewer	Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959)
Kaplan Kaye Scrooge as a boy Scrooge as a boy See fewer	Three for All (1975)
Michael Lewis Peter Cratchit Peter Cratchit See fewer	The Secret Kingdom (1960)
Michael Logan Fat businessman Fat businessman See fewer	The Winds of War (1983)
Monica Marlow Martha Cratchit Martha Cratchit See fewer	Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959)
Brian McDermott Fred Fred See fewer	Zoe (I) (2001)
Mark Mileham Tiny Tim Cratchit (as Mark Milleham) Tiny Tim Cratchit (as Mark Milleham) See fewer	The Treasure Seekers (1961)
Stella Riley Fran Scrooge Fran Scrooge See fewer	Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959)
Keith Smith Thin businessman Thin businessman See fewer	Body Snatchers (1993)
Gabriel Toyne Fezziwig Fezziwig See fewer	Ghost Squad (1961)
Rita Webb Charwoman Charwoman See fewer	Up Pompeii (1971)
Joey White Urchin boy Urchin boy See fewer	Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959)
Howard Williams Scrooge as a young man Scrooge as a young man See fewer	Up the Creek (1958)
Roberta Woolley Belinda Cratchit Belinda Cratchit See fewer	Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (1959)