Summary
Robson Green and Mark Benton co-star in Christmas Lights, a one-off comedy drama for ITV1 centred on two lifelong friends who have always competed with each other. The festive season brings on new challenges and takes their rivalry to extremes resulting in the two friends forgetting what Christmas is really about. Can anything bring them to their senses?
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 68
Audience score80%
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 10 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −30 min on the typical 100
typical 10070Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 22 more
Released
2004
December 20, 2004
22 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
and 6 more18 people
- Robson GreenColin
- Nicola StephensonJackie
- Mark BentonHowie
- Maxine PeakePauline
- Keith CliffordEric
- NHNicola HeadleyBrooke
- LWLee WorswickLiam
- DHDenice HopeJune
- Steve EdgeGibbo
- RDRussell DixonGuthrie
- Ian KershawBuchanan
- David FleeshmanMargolis
- SWStuart WolfendenTony
- JHJeni Howarth WilliamsBernie
- MHMargaret HenshawStall Holder
- EPEric PottsDavid Draper
- HMHelen MoonNurse
Alison HammondTV Reporter
Directing · 4
- Paul Seed Director
- Dorothy Friend Script Supervisor
- Vincent Fahy First Assistant Director
- Simon Noone Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Jeff Pope Writer, Executive Producer
- Bob Mills Writer, Executive Producer
- Roxy Spencer Script Editor
Production · 12
- Andy Harries Executive Producer
- Spencer Campbell Producer
- Corinne Rodriguez Casting
- Tracey Nuttall Publicist
- Gary Connelly Production Executive
- Rebecca Rawcliffe Location Manager
Camera · 3
- John Kenway Director of Photography
- Steve Murray Camera Operator
- Adam Coles Focus Puller
Editing · 1
- Dave King Editor
Sound · 7
- Martin Phipps Original Music Composer
- Philip Barnes Dialogue Editor
- Tom O'Pray Sound Effects Editor
- Nick Cox Sound Effects Editor
- David Hall Sound Recordist
- Jonathan Seale Boom Operator
Art · 3
- Margaret Coombes Production Design
- Nick Wilkinson Art Direction
- Paul Ward Construction Manager
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Jill Sweeney Makeup Designer
- Lezli Everitt Wardrobe Supervisor
Lighting · 5
- Stuart Grant Gaffer
- Len Holt Electrician
- Paul Burton Gaffer
- James Duffy Electrician
- John Cartwright Electrician
Other crew · 2
- Richard Brockless Scenic Artist
- Jason Webster Technical Advisor
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