A Child's Christmas in Wales (1987)

A Child's Christmas in Wales

1987

Drama Family TV Movie

Synopsis

It's Christmas Eve in Wales. A young boy named Thomas is excited about the holiday, but he's also disappointed because it's raining instead of snowing. His grandfather gives him an old snow globe as an early Christmas present and starts telling colorful, amusing stories about his childhood Christmases that are shown in flashback. Thomas keeps asking his grandfather more questions because he likes the stories and because he doesn't want to go to bed. His parents finally insist that he go to bed, and his grandfather tells him one last story about going to bed on Christmas night while listening to his family singing carols downstairs. After Thomas falls asleep at last, his grandfather opens the bedroom window and sees falling snowflakes.

Credits

Director

Don McBrearty

Cast

Anne Butler as Auntie Hannah

Calum McGeachie as Jim

Denholm Elliott as Old Geraint

Glynis Davies as Mrs. Wales

Gwynyth Walsh as Mother (past)

Helen Beavis as Auntie Betty

Jesse McBrearty as Young Geraint

Mathonwy Reeves as Thomas