A Beachcombers Christmas (2004)

While Donna MacGonigal is tempted by a business offer by an old love, her father and friends decide to put on an old timers celebrity hockey game and auction for charity, only to find themselves cheated by con artists.

Director:

Anne Wheeler

Writers:

Susan Strange (based on the series created by: "The Beachcombers") (as Lynn Susan Strange), Marc Strange (based on the series created by: "The Beachcombers")

Stars:

Dave Thomas, Graham Greene, Jackson Davies

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dave Thomas	...	Dave McGonigal
Graham Greene	...	Colin Reid
Jackson Davies	...	Staff Sgt. John Constable
Cameron Bancroft	...	Scott Rivers
Deanna Milligan	...	Donna McGonigal
Gabriel Hogan	...	Peter Englewood
Françoise Yip	...	Constable Kelly Mah
William MacDonald	...	Earl Decker (as William McDonald)
Michael Eklund	...	Mickey Buchanan
Mikhael Speidel	...	Bernard
Susan Hogan	...	Dr. Ann Shirley Constable
Dan Joffre	...	Barney
Kendall Cross	...	Katt Reynard
Stephanie Wyder	...	Stephanie Constable
Shaun Johnston	...	Harry

Storyline

Christmas is approaching. The town of Gibsons on BC's Sunshine Coast has faced better days, the downturn the town's economy affecting almost everyone in some form or another. Dave MacGonigal, the latest owner of the town's iconic café, Molly's Reach, is known for pulling get rich quick schemes - sometimes which are less than ethical or legal - to make ends meet, which doesn't sit well with his business partner, his daughter Donna MacGonigal, an MBA graduate who thinks good business sense is a better approach for getting them out of their economic slump. These schemes also don't sit well with Kelly Mah, the town's RCMP constable, who has a love/hate relationship with Dave. In part to raise his reputation in town as an upstanding citizen, Dave, for his latest scheme, this time to help the town have a Merry Christmas, plans to hold a charity hockey match between the town's recreational team, led by Staff Sergeant John Constable, and a team of ex-pro players. Ray Decker, the agent for the...

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | last of series | small town | impostor | ice hockey | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

CBC [Canada] Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 2004 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Soapbox Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows The Beachcombers (1972)

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Soundtracks

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
By Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
© 1943, 1944 Renewed 1971, 1972 Loew's Incorporated
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All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission.

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