and possibly closest to the dickens story line . although i find the young ebenezer hard to watch ( who idea be that period hair and surely they could have do good than that . ) and scott do an incredible job a scrooge . his delivery of some of the line from dickens finally bring it to life for me . edward woodward be everything we expect and more of the ghost of christmas present . i find g. c. scott scrooge much more of a believable miser than the more current version do by patrick stewart . the scene christmas morning when scrooge realize he hasn not amissed it and be enough to convince one that scott know how to act versus overact . he phenomenal here . nearly the entire cast be incredible . the tiny tim in this version of the christmas carol be a little tough to look at and almost too sweet . still the music and the scenery make this a must watch every holiday . enjoy .