A Christmas Number One (2021)
Meg, a music manager, travels from New York to London to manage a boy band, Five Together, and find them a Christmas number one to bolster their flagging career. She finds a song on the internet posted by an ailing thirteen-year-old girl, Nina, and tries to obtain permission to have the song re-recorded by Five Together, but she discovers she has competition from the songwriter, Nina’s uncle Blake. What follows is a romantic comedy about two worlds colliding – with a young woman at the centre who desperately wants her uncle to find love and for his song to hit the number one spot by Christmas Day.
Director: Chris Cottam
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Freida Pinto as Meghna Rai |
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Iwan Rheon as Blake Cutter |
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Helena Zengel as Nina Cutter |
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Alfie Boe as Grainger Cocksmith |
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Debi Mazar as Colleen Porter |
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Richard Fleeshman as Rannelle Spear |
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Georgia Small as Kandy Caine |
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Joe Lycett as DJ |
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Alex Carter as Gareth |
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Dan Fredenburgh as Josh |
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Rich Hall as Poet |
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Hannah Steele as Carrie |
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Atul Sharma as Businessman Tycoon |
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Giles New as Bobbie Purser |
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Keiron Self as Security Guard |
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Jeff Mirza as Mourner |
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Clara Batten as Michaela |
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Joshua Sinclair-Evans as Kevin |
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Eva-Marie Becker as Gayle |
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Ashley Margolis as Marcus |
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Rhianna Merralls as Sophie Flemyng |
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Julian Ferro as Video Director |
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Kelly Clare as Claire |
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Neelam Bakshi as Mourner |
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Sonia Goswami as Restaurant Diner |
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April Rae Hoang as Lily |
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Kaye Brown as Mrs. Grayling |
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Vanessa Baffoe as News Presenter |
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Mitesh Soni as Photographer |
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Henry Perryment as Ryan |
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Rhiannon Meades as Songwriter 5 |
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Darryl Mundoma as Jarel |
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Jonathan Nyati as Nurse |
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Laura Stevely as Woman in Lift |
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Milton Lopes as Songwriter 1 |
| Writing | Giles New | Writer |
| Writing | Keiron Self | Writer |
| Writing | Robert Chandler | Writer |
| Directing | Chris Cottam | Director |
| Writing | Robert Chandler | Story |
| Production | Julian Gleek | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sam Cornish | Associate Producer |
| Production | Kelly Duffell | Line Producer |
| Production | Jemima McWilliams | Casting |
| Production | Camilla Deakin | Producer |
| Production | Debbie McWilliams | Casting |
| Production | Ruth Fielding | Producer |
| Editing | Gareth McEwen | Editor |
| Production | Debbie Gray | Producer |
| Art | Anna Papa | Production Design |
| Art | Lucy Gahagan | Art Direction |
| Production | Robert Chandler | Producer |
| Sound | Guy Chambers | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Catherine Derry | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olivia Simpson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karleigh Williams | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Wyburgh | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alison Hanken | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jason Swanscott | Foley Artist |
