The Heist Before Christmas

After a bank robber dressed as Santa Claus holds up a bank, a child disillusioned with Christmas encounters a man in the woods who, also dressed as Santa, claims to have fallen out of his sleigh. The pair strike up a friendship and go on an adventure.

Cast

Timothy Spall

as Santa

James Nesbitt

as Bank Robber

Laura Donnelly

as Patricia Collins

Bamber Todd

as Mikey Collins

Joshua McLees

as Sean Collins

Bronagh Waugh

as Georgina

Lloyd Hutchinson

as Spam Brady

Pat Shortt

as Headmaster

Conor O'Donnell

as Butcher

Cameron Tharmaratnam

as Member of Staff

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