Jolly Good Christmas

Oct 29, 2022

1h 24m

★ 6.7

One day is all it takes to change your life.

Overview

David is an American architect who relocates across the pond to take up a job at a prestigious London firm. As the clock counts down to Christmas Day, David is running out of time to buy his girlfriend – who also happens to be his boss’s daughter – a thoughtful present so he resorts to buying her a somewhat uninspired gift card.

Genres

TV Movie

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Leif Films

Hallmark Media

Moviehouse Entertainment

The Cartel

Jolly Good Christmas Trailers

Cast

David Burnside

Will Kemp

Anji Patel

Reshma Shetty

Callum

Callum Blue

Nalini

Suzi McLaughlin

Simon

James Faulkner

Charlotte

Sophie Hopkins

Sirish

Amerjit Deu

Emily

Montana Manning

Ethan

Jules Knight

Edgar

Martin Miller

Katherine

Oona Kirsch

Alan

Matt Ray Brown

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