As part of its Christmas content this year, Netflix is releasing a classic dysfunctional-family-at-Christmas movie, starring some huge names.
The plot of Father Christmas Is Back sees four sisters and their respective families reunite for Christmas in a beautiful mansion in the heart of Yorkshire.
But a family secret is soon to be unearthed, causing mayhem and dysfunction aplenty.
The movie was shot in the UK, with locations in York as well as the town of Howden, East Yorkshire.
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It looks set to be a great family watch over the festive season, directed by Philippe Martinez and Mick Davis, and written by David Conolly, Hannah Davis Law and Dylanne Corcoran.
Who is in the Father Christmas Is Back cast?
Father Christmas Is Back will feature some of the biggest names in comedy, with former stars of Frasier, Monty Python and My Family all amongst the cast, including:
- April Bowlby - Jackie Christmas
- Talulah Riley - Vicky Christmas
- Elizabeth Hurley - Joanna Christmas
- Kelsey Grammer - James Christmas
- John Cleese - John Christmas
- Caroline Quentin - Elizabeth Christmas
- Kris Marshall - Peter Hope
- Nathalie Cox - Caroline Christmas
- Ray Fearon - Felix
- Ania Marson - Jean
- Katy Brand - Reverend Jane
- Naomi Frederick - Paulina
- Dave Simon - Richard
- Amelie Prescott - Daisy Christmas-Hope
When is Father Christmas Is Back being released?
The film is coming to Netflix on Sunday, November 7, 2021.
The trailer is available on Netflix for view, or a first look emerged on YouTube last year. Watch it below:
The control freak of the family, Caroline Christmas, wants a perfect Christmas at her lavish country manor.
The trailer teases the many mishaps and misunderstandings, as well as a long-buried family secret when the father, who abandoned them many years ago, joins them.
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