There have been many, many versions of the iconic story A Christmas Carol over the years ... The loving portrayal of the Cratchit family was even more authentic as it was played by the real ...

Bob Cratchit is Scrooge's clerk and works in unpleasant conditions without complaint. He obeys Scrooge's rules and is timid about asking to go home to his family early on Christmas Eve.

He despises Christmas, only cares about making money and only grudgingly gives his loyal clerk Bob Cratchit the day off. However on Christmas Eve, he is visited by the ghost of his long-dead ...

Following their disastrous production of "Peter Pan", the Cornley Polytechnic amateur dramatic society have been banned from participating in this year's "A Christmas Carol" with Sir Derek Jacobi.