A Christmas Carol (audio drama)

A Christmas Carol is an upcoming audio drama that is a faithful adaptation of the original 1843 novella by Charles Dickens, though the language is modernized, and scenes have been added to give the characters further context. The cast features many actors from Focus on the Family Radio Theatre's productions, as well as other well-known British actors.

Cast

 * John Rhys-Davies: Narrator
 * Robert Portal: Ebenezer Scrooge
 * Mark Noble: Bob Cratchit
 * Jenny Agutter: Mrs. Henrietta Cratchit
 * Jonny Taylor: Peter Cratchit
 * Laura Michelle Kelly: Martha Cratchit
 * Oliver Pattonson: Tiny Tim Cratchit
 * Ruby Edwards: Agnes Cratchit
 * Daniel Philpott: Fred Scrooge
 * Jolyon Coy: Young Ebenezer Scrooge
 * Pip Miller: School master Perkins
 * Mervyn Stutter: Mr. Fezziwig
 * Polly March: Mrs. Fezziwig
 * Philip Sherlock: Alan The Fiddler
 * Paul Ewing: Young Jacob Marley
 * Justin Butcher: Ghost of Jacob Marley
 * Hannah Tointon: Franny Scrooge
 * Emily Woodward: Bell Eakins
 * Miles Rudge: Reverend Charles Eakins
 * Anne Twist: Mrs. Beadnell
 * Michael Haughey: Ghost of Christmas Past
 * Brian Blessed: Ghost of Christmas Present
 * Andrew Harrison: Mr. Topper
 * Rosie Coad: Jane
 * Katie Foster-Barnes: Alice
 * Malcolm Freeman: Ship's Captain
 * Theo Maggs: Deckhand 1
 * Toby Baddeley: Deckhand 2
 * Alex Crossley: Deckhand 3
 * Tom Alexander: First Mate Declan O'rourke
 * Sallyanne Law: Nurse in hospital
 * Christopher Fairbank: Prison Warden
 * Tim Meats: Businessman 1
 * Tony Robinson: Businessman 2
 * Chris Emmett: Old Joe
 * Andy Secombe: Huxton the Undertaker
 * Christina Greatrex: The Laundress
 * Elizabeth Counsell: Mrs. Dilber
 * Rosanna Miles: Young mother (Harriet)
 * Dominic Hecht: Young father (Joseph)
 * Paul Grunert: Church Yard Attendant
 * Robert Duncan: Pastor
 * Louis Philpott: Norman Wilkins (young boy)
 * Tom Espiner: Charity Worker 1
 * Stuart Pendred: Charity Worker 2

Carolers:
 * Hugo Docking
 * Kara Tointon
 * David Rhind-Tutt
 * Chloe Foy
 * Philip Sherlock
 * Laura Michelle Kelly

Crew

 * Written and Directed: Philip Glassborow
 * Sound Designer: Steve Gandy
 * Composer: Wilfredo Acosta
 * Producer: Dirk Maggs
 * Technical Realization: Paul Deely
 * Recorded at: Soundhouse Studios, London, England

Trivia

 * Many of the actors in this production were featured in various family-friendly audio drama productions such as Focus on the Family Radio Theatre, Lamplighter Theatre, and The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty series.
 * Several actors from the Focus on the Family Radio Theatre adaptation of A Christmas Carol appear in this production, albeit in different roles, with the exception of Mervyn Stutter, who reprises his role of Mr. Fezziwig.