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A Gert Lush Christmas

2015 television film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A Gert Lush Christmas is a British one-off comedy-drama film first broadcast on BBC Two on 26 December 2015.[1] It was co-written by Russell Howard and Steve Williams,[2][3] and features Howard in his acting debut. The programme also stars Kerry Howard (Russell's real life sister), Neil Morrissey, Sophie Thompson, Hannah Britland and Greg Davies.[4]

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Plot

The story centres around everyman Dan Colman (Russell Howard) who lives in London with his girlfriend Lisa (Hannah Britland). For Christmas, Dan takes Lisa to his home-town of Bamford in Bristol to meet his caring but dysfunctional family which includes his fitness-obsessed father Dave (Neil Morrissey), well-meaning but eccentric mother Sue (Sophie Thompson), charm offensive brother Jake (Dougie McMeekin), hairdresser sister Julie (Kerry Howard) and party animal Uncle Tony (Greg Davies).

What begins as over enthusiasm to welcome Lisa into the family ends with Lisa running away and making Dan regret having introduced her to them in the first place. The family then pull together in their own unstable but unique way to amend the mistakes that have been made.[5]

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Cast

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Production

A Gert Lush Christmas was confirmed in April 2015[6] and filming took place in May 2015.

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