'The Man Who Invented Christmas' trivia and fun facts

Difference between real life and film

The character of John Leech is described as being older than Charles Dickens while in real life, he was five years older than Leech.

Doctor Who

A big part of the cast has previously been on TV series Doctor Who.

Older Scrooge

Christopher Plummer is the oldest actor to play Scrooge. In fact, the character is apparently elderly in the book, but in the previous films he was played by middle aged actors.

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Dickens' family had a pet raven, which died while the family were not at home. Dickens told this story to Edgar Allan Poe and he wrote a poem about the bird.

Christopher Plummer loves Dickens

Christopher Plummer previously played the role of Ralph Nickleby in 'Nicholas Nickleby', an adaptation of Dickens' third novel