Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jaylen Barron | ... | Zoe | |
Billy Angel | ... | Ben | |
Manpreet Bambra | ... | Jade | |
Celine Buckens | ... | Mia (as Céline Buckens) | |
Freddy Carter | ... | Pin | |
Bruce Herbelin-Earle | ... | Marcus | |
Kerry Ingram | ... | Becky | |
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Charlotte Jordan | ... | Gaby |
Geoffrey McGivern | ... | Frank (as Geoff McGivern) | |
Martin Bobb-Semple | ... | Alex | |
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Sadie Simm | ... | Winnie |
Andrew Steele | ... | Elliot | |
Carla Woodcock | ... | Susie | |
Rochelle Neil | ... | Gigi | |
David Sterne | ... | Owen |
While Bright Fields preps for its Mistletoe Ball, a broken ornament leads Zoe to a family secret, while Gaby finds herself at the mercy of new boss Mia.
The plot and subplots are very thin. The series are not strong on storytelling, but this Christmas special is far worse. The cheapest twist is when the order of the duke moves a ferry across the sea, instantly.
The production is poor too. The film was obviously shot in summer, with plentiful flowers, leaves on the trees, and actors failing to look cold. The final scene is terrible: The characters apparently have no family, and eat their Christmas lunch together, outside, in the sun, in the middle of the English winter.