{"id":27767,"date":"2022-12-24T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1757815"},"modified":"2022-12-24T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T10:31:44","slug":"suranne-jones-muppet-christmas-carol-was-a-reference-for-my-scrooge","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/suranne-jones-muppet-christmas-carol-was-a-reference-for-my-scrooge\/","title":{"rendered":"Suranne Jones: \u2018Muppet Christmas Carol was a reference for my Scrooge\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 24 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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When it comes to the\u00a0Christmas film<\/a> and TV<\/a>\u00a0schedule, many people turn to their beloved and old favourites \u2013 but one brand new film is set to reinvent a widely known Charles Dickens tale and turn it on its head.<\/p>\n

Sky\u2019s upcoming festive comedy\u00a0Christmas Carole<\/a>\u00a0is based on the Dickens tale of the very similar name and sees Suranne Jones<\/a> transform into a modern-day Ebenezer Scrooge. Described as \u201ca yuletide story of our times\u201d, we follow Carole Mackay (Jones), who is an unashamedly outspoken and wealthy entrepreneur.<\/p>\n

Her online business selling all things festive has earned her a fortune, as well as the nickname \u2018Christmas Carole\u2019. But her success hasn\u2019t made her a better human being. In fact, it\u2019s made her worse. But this Christmas Eve, Carole\u2019s past, present and future are about to collide and, perhaps, will help her discover the true spirit of Christmas.<\/p>\n

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Jonty Stephens and Ian Ashpitel as Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise in Christmas Carole.<\/span><\/figcaption> Sally Mais\/Sky UK<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Talking to Radio Times<\/a> about the new film, Jones says that the Muppets\u2019 version was a pivotal point of reference in preparation for this role.<\/p>\n

\u201cI watched The Muppet Christmas Carol with my son because that was a big reference for this one and the director and I both really love that version. Michael Caine is just brilliant in it. And it really hits some great beats with the use of the puppets. It just makes it really magical. And so he\u2019s quite fascinated that mummy\u2019s going to be Scrooge. He\u2019s into that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking about other iterations of Scrooge, she admits:\u00a0\u201cI also love Bill Murray in Scrooged. And all the classics, you know, they\u2019re great for different reasons, aren\u2019t they? I also saw Rhys Ifans do a brilliant Scrooge in the theatre. Yeah, I just think I like a good redemption story, because it just touches all of us. It\u2019s in our bones.\u201d<\/p>\n