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A Christmas Gift from Bob( 2020)

TV-MAFamilyDrama
67%
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A true tail of Christmas spirit.

Overview

James Bowen finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat, Bob, at Christmas.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Luke Treadaway

      James Bowen

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      Kristina Tonteri-Young

      Bea

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      Phaldut Sharma

      Moody

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      Nina Wadia

      Anika

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      Celyn Jones

      Mick

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      Stefan Race

      Ben

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      Pepter Lunkuse

      Ruth

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      Tim Plester

      Leon

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      Joanne Zorian

      Irene

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      Anna Wilson-Jones

      Arabella

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      Daisy Badger

      Becky

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      Stephen McCole

      Mark

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      Jacqueline Wilson

      Herself

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      Sheena Bhattessa

      Jane

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      Gerard Miller

      Ian

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      Poppy Roe

      Denise

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      Ella Jarvis

      Lili

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      Ciaron Kelly

      Pete

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      Tony Cook

      Finn

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      Lydia Larson

      Ella

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      Aretha Ayeh

      Officer Jarvis

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      Dominic Cazenove

      Politician

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      Jamie Bacon

      Chugger

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      Stuart Whelan

      Police Officer

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      Daniel Eghan

      Chauffeur

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      Zakiyyah Deen

      PA

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    A review by r96sk

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    Written by r96sk on Thu Jan 07 2021
    Found this one overly preachy and formulaic. It's good to see Luke Treadaway return as James, as well as Bob the Cat; before his sad passing. However, everything else felt too forced in <em>'A Christmas Gift from Bob'</em>. The plot is boring and predictable, with most of the dialogue feeling like it's telling us about issues rather than showing us; which is the opposite of the 2016 film. Away from Treadaway, who is solid, there aren't any exceptional support casts - though I did like Phaldut Sharma's Moody. It misses Ruta Gedmintas and Joanne Froggatt, though I can understand that they m...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • london, england
    • cat
    • holiday
    • homelessness
    • sequel
    • busker
    • unlucky
    • christmas