"They have one chance to save Christmas..."

2014

1h 42m

6.1(152 votes)

Comedy

Family

Overview

A father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage, having crashed his sleigh and found himself on the run from the police.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jim Broadbent

Santa Claus

Rafe Spall

Steve

Warwick Davis

Sally

Jodie Whittaker

Alison

Stephen Graham

Barber

Joanna Scanlan

Ruth

Kit Connor

Tom

Joshua McGuire

Tony

Ewen Bremner

PC Finkerton

Hera Hilmar

WPC Boyle

Creative team

Directed by: Christopher Smith
Written by: Christopher Smith
Produced by: Liza Marshall
Jack Arbuthnott

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