Project Detail

The Greatest Store In The World

Synopsis

The Greatest Store in the World is a gripping, entertaining, poignant Christmas special for all the family. Who needs a toy when you can have the whole toy department? Why watch one television when you can watch hundreds? Who needs to write to Santa Claus when he's right there in his Grotto? A cold, homeless, present-less, cracker-less Christmas is transformed into every child's fantasy when a mother takes her two children to live in the greatest store in the world. But what starts as a spirited search for refuge, becomes a nail-biting adventure, as 'away in a manger' turns into a race against time, crime and a wicked Santa Claus and his malicious elfin side-kick

Details

Year
2000
Type of film
Features
Running time
75 mins
Format
Betacam Sp
Director
Jane Prowse
Producer
Clive Parsons, Davina Belling, Michael Forte
Editor
Fran Parker
Screenwriter
Alex Shearer
Director of Photography
Paul Wheeler
Sound
Bruce White
Composer
Carl Davis
Principal cast
Dervla Kirwan, Peter Capaldi, Ricky Tomlinson, Sean Hughes, Brian Blessed

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Production Status

Production Company

Film and General Productions Contact: Clive Parsons 5 Bradbrook House Studio Place London SW1X 8EL Tel: 020 7235 4495 Fax: 020 7245 9893

Sales Company

Carlton International Contact: Louise Sexton 35 Portman Square London W1H 0NU Tel: 020 7224 3339 Fax: 020 7486 1707

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