Sky Original ‘The Amazing Mr Blunden’ airs on Christmas Eve at 7pm on Sky Max and it will be available on NOW too.
StarringĀ Simon CallowĀ as Mr Blunden withĀ Mark GatissĀ andĀ Tamsin GreigĀ as Mr and Mrs Wickens. The Christmas special also introducesĀ Tsion HabteĀ andĀ Jason RennieĀ as Lucy and Jamie Allen, alongsideĀ India FowlerĀ andĀ Xavier WilkinsĀ as Sara and Georgie Latimer.
In the Sky Original, Christmas adventure arrives for London teenagers Jamie and Lucy Allen in the form of a mysterious old man, Mr Blunden, who offers their mum the opportunity to become the caretaker of a ruined country house ā one thatās said to be haunted. Within its neglected, overgrown grounds, Jamie and Lucy have an encounter with what appears to be a pair of ghost children.
But these spooky kids, Sara and Georgie, arenāt actually ghosts. Theyāve travelled forwards in time to seek help, believing theyāre going to be murdered by the wicked Mr and Mrs Wickens. And Lucy and Jamieās strange visitor seems to be the key to it all. With his help, they must travel back to 1821 to save Sara and Georgie and redeem their remorseful new friend – The Amazing Mr Blunden.
‘The Amazing Mr Blunden’ is adapted from the novel ‘The Ghosts’ by Antonia Barber and the 1972 film of the same name.
‘The Amazing Mr Blunden’ is available on Christmas Eve at 7pm on Sky Max and streaming service NOW.