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Engaging Father Christmas

Engaging Father Christmas

Part of Robin Jones Gunn's Father Christmas Collection

2017•1h 25m•6.1/10
TV MovieRomanceDrama

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6.1/10(63)

It's Christmas and Miranda leaves Seattle with a suitcase full of presents to join her long- lost family in Carlton Heath, where she will experience the joyful traditions she missed as a child. Last Christmas, Miranda fell in love with Ian, a local man who helped her as she searched for her father, James Whitcomb, a famous theatre actor she believed had a connection to the town. At his widow Margaret’s request, Miranda agrees to keep it a secret to protect the family from scandal.

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Production

Reel One Entertainment, Bauman Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Erin Krakow

Erin Krakow

Miranda Carson Chester

Niall Matter

Niall Matter

Ian McAndrick

Wendie Malick

Wendie Malick

Margaret Whitcomb

Michael Kopsa

Michael Kopsa

Andrew McAndrick

P. Lynn Johnson

P. Lynn Johnson

Katherine McAndrick

Aliyah O'Brien

Aliyah O'Brien

Ellie Whitcomb

Bethany Brown

Bethany Brown

Annie Jacobs

Crystal Balint

Crystal Balint

Natalie Garrett

Andrew Francis

Andrew Francis

Josh

Nevis Unipan

Nevis Unipan

Julia Whitcomb

Callum Seagram Airlie

Callum Seagram Airlie

Mark Whitcomb

Jim Thorburn

Jim Thorburn

Peter Whitcomb

Benjamin Wilkinson

Benjamin Wilkinson

Steve Decker

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