Naughty or NICE?

JAMES NESBITT and TIMOTHY SPALL on playing Father Christmases with different agendas in a fun festive fable

- JUDY EWENS, IAN MACEWAN

THE HEIST BEFORE CHRISTMAS

NEW CHRISTMAS EVE, 8PM, SKY MAX & SKY SHOWCASE COMEDY 

DRAMA t's a tale of two Santas as old pals James Nesbitt and Timothy Spall are reunited in Sky's The Heist Before Christmas. Set in Belfast, the feature-length comedy drama centres on 12-yearold Mikey (played by Bamber Todd) and younger brother Sean (Joshua McLees), who encounter two very different Father Christmases in the woods. Little do they realise that they are in for a yuletide they will never forget!

We caught up with Bloodlands actor James, 58, and The Sixth Commandment star Timothy, 66, to find out more...

What is The Heist Before Christmas about?

JAMES It tells the story of two brothers, Mikey and Sean, and the struggles they face. Mikey gets in a lot of trouble and doesn’t believe in Christmas, but he’s trying to hold his family together.