A Child's Christmas in Wales (1987)
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.
Director: Don McBrearty
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Denholm Elliott as Old Geraint |
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Mathonwy Reeves as Thomas |
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Glynis Davies as Mrs. Wales |
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Michael Fawkes as Father |
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Jesse McBrearty as Young Geraint |
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Calum McGeachie as Jim |
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Gwynyth Walsh as Mother (past) |
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Nigel Bennett as Father (past) |
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Anne Butler as Auntie Hannah |
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Helen Beavis as Auntie Betty |
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Jenny Turner as Auntie Dosie |
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Donald Ewer as Uncle Arnold |
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Gordon Masten as Uncle |
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Bridget O'Sullivan as Mrs. Prothero |
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James Mainprize as Mr. Prothero |
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Rolant Ellis Thomas as Jack |
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Jo Paige as Postman |
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Gaynor Jones as Cousin (uncredited) |
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David Jones as Dan |
| Writing | Dylan Thomas | Short Story |
| Writing | Peter Kreutzer | Writer |
| Directing | Don McBrearty | Director |
| Writing | Jon Glascoe | Writer |
