Claus for celebration

Inbetweeners star James Buckley plays a dad whose teenage son goes on a mission to prove Santa is real in this fun new comedy

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JAMES Buckley drew on his own experiences as a parent to play a dad whose 16-year-old son thinks Santa exists in this comedy drama.

“I've got two young boys - two young men, really - and trying to help them navigate that transition from childhood to getting older can be very complicated between a dad and a son,” he says.

“Me and my wife do feel it’s our responsibility to make sure they grow up to be kind gentlemen, which they are, and I’m very proud of them. But it is about constant communication, talking to them and sometimes having discussions about the crushing inevitability of life! Sometimes you do have to crush a bit of hope in them and that can be difficult. So I definitely had something to draw upon when I was doing this show.”