A Gert Lush Christmas
| A Gert Lush Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Written by |
Russell Howard Steve Williams |
| Directed by | Al Campbell |
| Starring |
Russell Howard Kerry Howard Neil Morrissey Sophie Thompson Greg Davies Hannah Britland Dougie McMeekin |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Mark Iddon |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Avalon Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 26 December 2015 |
A Gert Lush Christmas is a British one-off comedy-drama film that broadcast on BBC Two on 26 December 2015.[1] It is co-written by and stars comedian Russell Howard in his acting debut. The programme also starred Kerry Howard (Russell's real life sister), Neil Morrissey, Sophie Thompson, Hannah Britland and Greg Davies.
Plot
The story centres around everyman Dan Colman (Russell Howard) who lives in London with his girlfriend Lisa (Hannah Britland). For Christmas, Dan takes Lisa to his home-town of Bamford in Bristol to meet his caring but dysfunctional family which includes his fitness obsessed father Dave (Neil Morrisey), well-meaning but eccentric mother Sue (Sophie Thompson), charm offensive brother Jake (Dougie McMeekin), hairdresser sister Julie (Kerry Howard) and party animal Uncle Tony (Greg Davies).
What begins as over enthusiasm to welcome Lisa into the family ends with Lisa running away and making Dan regret having ever introducing her to them in the first place. The family then pull together in their own unstable but unique way to amend the mistakes that have been made.
Cast
- Russell Howard as Dan Colman, Dave and Sue's son, Jake and Julie's brother, Tony's nephew and Bert's uncle
- Hannah Britland as Lisa, Dan's girlfriend
- Neil Morrissey as Dave Colman, Sue's husband, Dan, Julie and Jake's father and Bert's grandfather
- Sophie Thompson as Sue Colman, Dave's wife, Dan, Julie and Jake's mother and Bert's grandmother
- Kerry Howard as Julie, Dave and Sue's daughter, Dan and Jake's sister, Tony's niece, Trevor's wife and Bert's mother
- Dougie McMeekin as Jake Colman, Dave and Sue's son, Dan and Julie's brother, Tony's nephew and Bert's uncle
- Greg Davies as Uncle Tony, Jade's husband, Dan, Julie and Jake's uncle and Bert's great-uncle
- Nathan Stone as Young Dan Colman
- Samuel Woodward as Bert, Julie and Trevor's son, Dan and Jake's nephew, Dave and Sue's grandson and Tony's great-nephew
- Keith Chegwin as himself
- Pat Sharp as himself
- Felix Hayes as Trevor, Julie's husband, Bert's father, Dan and Jake's brother-in-law and Dave and Sue's son-in-law
- Sam Pamphillon as Mark, Dan's oldest friend
- Maggie O'Neill as Aunty Jade, Tony's wife and Dan, Julie and Jake's aunt
- Pamela Lyne as Nan, Dave's mother, Sue's mother-in-law, Dan, Julie and Jake's grandmother and Bert's great-grandmother
- Paddy Navin as Deirdre
- Maggie Daniels as Cath
- Larrington Walker as Roger, Dan and Lisa's neighbour
- Rosie Ede as Aunty Claire
- Alun Cochrane as Barman, the barman for serves Dan and Mark at the pub
- Rose Johnson as Ticket Woman
- Gabriel Vick as Wiggy
- Jayde Adams as Kelly
Production
A Gert Lush Christmas was confirmed in April 2015 [2] and filming took place in May 2015.
Soundtrack
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
- I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Julian Casablancas
- Let's Get Ready to Rhumble - PJ & Duncan
- All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
- Mistletoe and Wine - Cliff Richard
- Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
- Good Times - Chic
- Like I Can - Sam Smith
- Hey Ya! - Outkast
- King - Years & Years
- Firestarter - Torrie Florim
- All Night Long - Lionel Richie
- I Have Nothing - Noah and the Whale
- Last Christmas - Wham!
- Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
- Hold You Near (For Christmas) - 13,000 Miles feat Emily Denton
- I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters
- Sliced Tomatoes - Just Brothers
References
- ↑ "BBC Two Sets Premiere Date For 'A Gert Lush Christmas' - TVWise". TVWise. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ Powder Blue Internet Business Solutions. "Russell Howard makes a Christmas film". Retrieved 29 February 2016.
External links
- http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/a_gert_lush_christmas/ - British Comedy Guide
- A Gert Lush Christmas at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06t53c0 - BBC