

A grieving widow drags her chaotic family to Santa's backyard for Christmas carnage.
Recently widowed Eileen Lewis,son Pete and his wife Mandy and daughter Paula with her spouse Ray,plus the grandchildren, leave Birkenhead to spend Christmas in Lapland.
Acting
Sue Johnston carries grief and grit with devastating precision.
Production
Actual Lapland locations give authentic frozen magic.
Writing
Sharp Northern dialogue that bites as much as it warms.

Director
Catherine Morshead
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location in Levi, Finland during actual -25°C conditions; cast suffered real frostbite during outdoor scenes.
Part of Sky's early 2010s push for original British television films, this captures pre-Brexit working-class holiday aspirations.