A Christmas Carol


 * For the 2010 Christmas special, see A Christmas Carol (TV story).

A Christmas Carol was a short novel written by Charles Dickens and published in 1843. In 1869, Dickens gave a reading of this story in Cardiff. It was interrupted by the Gelth-possessed corpse of Mrs Peace whom, in life, had been a fan of the story. (DW: The Unquiet Dead) The Eleventh Doctor used the story as a basis for a plan he had to convince Kazran Sardick to save a crashing starliner. (DW: A Christmas Carol)

Behind the scenes

 * Simon Callow who portrayed Charles Dickens in The Unquiet Dead previously portrayed both Dickens and Ebenezer Scrooge in the 2001 animated Christmas Carol: The Movie. The movie began with a live-action sequence of Callow as Dickens performing a live reading.
 * David Collings played Bob Cratchit in the 1970 musical film Scrooge.
 * Richard E. Grant played Bob Cratchit in the 1999 TV film A Christmas Carol.
 * David Warner played Bob Cratchit in the 1984 TV film A Christmas Carol.
 * Mark Strickson played Young Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1984 film A Christmas Carol.