Bad Tidings
Two not-so-wise men save Christmas.
2024 | 80m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Tim Kirkby |
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| Writer: | Chris McCausland, Laurence Rickard, Martha Howe-Douglas |
| Staring: |
| Grumpy home-security expert Neil feuds with his neighbour Scott, who insists on keeping his Christmas lights illuminated all year round. Their tit-for-tat argument culminates in Neil triggering a power cut across the entire street on Christmas Eve. But when the local crime family decide to rob every house on the street that night, the pair must set aside their differences to defeat them. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 22, 2024 |
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| Director: | Tim Kirkby |
| Writer: | Chris McCausland, Laurence Rickard, Martha Howe-Douglas |
| Genres: | Comedy, TV Movie |
| Keywords | holiday, robbery, neighbor, power outage, home invasion, new neighbor, crime family, booby trap, blindness, christmas lights, neighborhood watch, christmas, home security, neighbor feud |
| Production Companies | Sky Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Dec 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lee Mack | Neil |
| Chris McCausland | Scott |
| Rebekah Staton | Stacey Brennan |
| Sarah Alexander | Laura |
| Ben Crompton | 'Big' Barry Brennan |
| Emily Coates | Ashleigh Brennan |
| Josiah Eloi | 'Little' Barry Brennan |
| Millie Kiss | Chloe |
| Tupele Dorgu | Sabrina |
| Sunil Patel | Raj |
| Alicia Forde | Holly |
| Donna Preston | Sue 1 |
| Abby Vicky-Russell | Sue 2 |
| Rich Keeble | Euan |
| Elizabeth Bennett | Grandma |
| Maggie Ollerenshaw | April |
| Leila Hoffman | Evelyn |
| Grace Long | Officer Dillon |
| Brayden Emmanuel | Officer Boyce |
| Barrett Robinson | Engineer |
| Andy Zaltzman | Journalist 1 |
| Aatif Nawaz | Journalist 2 |
| Emma Thompson | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Chris McCausland | Writer |
| Tim Kirkby | Director |
| Laurence Rickard | Writer |
| Martha Howe-Douglas | Writer |
| Kristian Andrews | Animation Director |
| Sarah McDonald | Animation Production Assistant |
| Marc Craste | Character Designer |
| Janina Putzker | 2D Artist |
| Justine Waldie | Animation |
| Daniel Garnerone | Compositing Artist |
| William Eagar | Compositing Artist |
| Andy Hollis | Director of Photography |
| Harry Banks | Production Design |
| Nikki Kefford-White | Title Designer |
| Nicki Perkins | Line Producer |
| Nick Arthurs | Editor |
| Lex Wood | Costume Designer |
| Zainab Jaye | Makeup & Hair |
| Paul Hartnoll | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Adnan Ahmed | Producer |
| Anil Gupta | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 247 | 471 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 12 | 38 | 229 |