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FX teams with BBC on its new adaptation of A Christmas Carol, starring Guy Pearce as Ebenezer Scrooge
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Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is penning the three-part holiday special based on Charles Dickens' classic novel. Joining Pearce is Andy Serkis as Ghost of Christmas Past and Rutger Hauer as the Ghost of Christmas Future. “This production of A Christmas Carol will respectfully present what we believe to be a timely interpretation of a timeless story," said Knight of his limited series, airing this December.
TOPICS: A Christmas Carol, BBC, FX, Andy Serkis, Charles Dickens, Guy Pearce, Rutger Hauer, Christmas, Holiday Programming
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