Deck the Halls (TV 2011)

Detective Regan Reilly and cleaning-woman-turned-private-eye Alvirah Meehan, investigate the kidnapping of Regan's father and a young female driver just before the holidays. The race is on ... See full summary »

Director:

Ron Underwood

Writers:

Howard Burkons (screenplay), Carol Higgins Clark (book),

Stars:

Scottie Thompson, Kathy Najimy, Eric Johnson

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Scottie Thompson	...	Regan Reilly
Kathy Najimy	...	Alvirah Meegan
Eric Johnson	...	Jack Riley
Larry Miller	...	Willie Meehan
Jane Alexander	...	Nora Regan Reilly
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Harry Saito
David Selby	...	Luke Reilly
Luciana Carro	...	Rosita Alvarado
Patrick Gilmore	...	C.B. (Mr Dingle)
Jim Byrnes	...	Morgan the radio DJ
Genea Charpentier	...	Little girl
Tyrell Witherspoon	...	Bar Patron
Anja Savcic	...	Nicole Parma
Robert Moloney	...	Austin
Haig Sutherland	...	Alvin Luck

Storyline

Detective Regan Reilly and cleaning-woman-turned-private-eye Alvirah Meehan, investigate the kidnapping of Regan's father and a young female driver just before the holidays. The race is on to rescue the pair and get them home in time for Christmas.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | based on book

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 December 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gefährliche Überraschung

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Reunion Pictures, Frank von Zerneck Films, RPI Group Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Santa kidnaps Mr. Reilly and the driver, he is shown ordering them in the limo from the front passenger's seat. However, when a surveillance photo is shown later, Santa is in the driver's seat.

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Soundtracks

"Deck the Halls"
by the Thirstbusters

User Reviews

entertaining Christmas mystery

"Deck the Halls" from 2011 was shown as part of the TNT Tuesday Night Mystery series, though it's unlikely it was produced for that reason. The story concerns the kidnapping of a successful businessman, Luke Reilly (David Selby) and his driver, and the attempts of his detective daughter Regan (Scottie Thompson) and an amateur detective (Kathy Najimy) to get them back and discover the perpetrator.

First of all, what a cast: besides those mentioned above, Jane Alexander played successful mystery writer Nora Reilly, Regan's mother. Scottie Thompson was a new actress for me. She's beautiful, has legs that go up to the ceiling and did a great job.

Secondly, it was fantastic to see David Selby again, and he looks wonderful.

Kathy Najimy plays Alvirah Meehan, who won $40 million in the lottery. She and her husband are ongoing characters in Mary Higgins Clark's books. Alvirah is a former cleaning woman who loves to solve mysteries. There were several references to past cases, It would be great if TNT would produce more of her stories.

This is by far my favorite of this Tuesday night series. It was light with good acting and a good story. Highly recommended.