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See Christmas classics in a new guise on TV and stream
“A Christmas Carol” is the BBC mini-series of one of the world’s most famous Christmas stories. In our overview, we show you where you can see the British adaptation on TV and stream at Christmas 2022.
“A Christmas Carol” is probably one of the most famous Christmas stories. Author Charles Dickens wrote the classic in 1843. The story has been filmed several times. In 2019, the BBC adapted the classic again for TV. All broadcast dates of the mini-series for Christmas 2022 can be found below. You can find more Christmas highlights for 2022 in our overview.
A Christmas Carol broadcast dates and times
The most common airings of “A Christmas Carol” can usually be found on Sky Cinema Premieres. However, we could not find any broadcast dates for November and December on this or any other channel.
This is how you see A Christmas Carol in the live stream
In principle, reception via TV streaming services works. So you not only get “A Christmas Carol”, but the complete live stream of Sky Cinema premieres with all programs – and legally.
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The cheapest on Sky is the “Extension: HD/UHD Option” package. There you can stream A Christmas Carol (2019).
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On our station page we show you other reception options for Sky Cinema premieres. There you will also find out how you can receive the station via DVB-S2, DVB-T2 or IPTV.
A Christmas Carol: That’s what it’s all about
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly businessman based in Victorian London. He wants his employees to work the Christmas holidays and is then visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley. Three ghosts give Scrooge a glimpse of the Christmas of his youth, the current celebration of his employees, and a glimpse into the future.
The three-part miniseries is scripted by Steven Knight, who also serves as executive producer along with Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott (Alien). Nick Murphy (Peaky Blinders) directed the film. Guy Pearce has been cast as Ebenezer Scrooge. Each of the three parts is 60 minutes long.
The author Charles Dickens published the story “A Christmas Carol” in 1843. There are various film versions and adaptations of the popular story. Last but not least, the figure of Scrooge McDuck (Uncle Scrooge) is based on the protagonist from Dickens story.
Selection of well-known film adaptations of “A Christmas Carol”
- The Ghosts I Called… (Scrooged), starring Bill Murray as Frank Cross/Elevezer Scrooge) from 1988
- Ms. Scrooge: A Wonderful Angel 1997 American-Canadian TV movie starring Cicely Tyson and Ebenita Scrooge
- A Christmas Carol starring Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge in 1999
- A Christmas Carol – The Musical, a 2004 musical adaptation starring Kelsey Grammer
- Disney’s A Christmas Carol, starring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge and starring Gary Oldman and Jacob Marley in 2009
- A Christmas Carol, 2019 BBC mini-series starring Guy Pearce as Ebenezer Scrooge
A Christmas Carol: Streamed online at Amazon, Disney+ and Co.
“A Christmas Carol” cannot currently be streamed on any of the well-known streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Co. In the US, the miniseries can be received on Hulu. We’ll show you a trick to stream “A Christmas Carol (2019)” on Hulu in Germany.
See Christmas films on TV and stream at Christmas 2022
At Christmas you can expect numerous classics and also some new products on TV and stream. You can find out what the holiday program has to offer in our large overview of the Christmas films 2022.
In it you will find the Christmas films on TV as well as the Christmas films on Netflix, the Christmas films on Disney+ and the Christmas films on Amazon Prime Video. So you can decide for yourself whether you want to watch the Christmas classics on TV or access them specifically in the stream.
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Shows like “A Christmas Carol” are not only shown on Sky Cinema premieres. You can also find similar programs on other Sky Cinema channels, such as Sky Cinema Premieren +24, Sky Cinema Fun, Sky Cinema Family, Sky Showcase, Sky Atlantic, Sky Comedy or Sky Replay. A very extensive list with all reception options for hundreds of TV channels can be found on our channel overview. Alternatively, you can search directly for series, films or shows and entertainment programs in these places.
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