Xmas for Lou

When a family gathers to celebrate Christmas in a New Zealand coastal town, it doesn’t take long for the cracks in the family facade to show. The unexpected return from London of the eldest daughter Ngaire, sets events in motion that force two sisters to confront their past. As family secrets are revealed, a seven year old child almost loses the security of the life she has always known.

Cast

J

Joanne Simpson

June

M

Madeline McNamara

Ngaire

W

William Brandt

Bill

F

Frances Direen

Lou

G

Glenis Levestam

Doris

D

Desmond Kelly

Jock

E

Ellie Smith

Betty

J

Joan Reid

Mavis

J

Jim Macfarlane

Morris

H

Helen Cashin

Maria

J

Janet Direen

Children

Charlie Bleakley

Children

P

Paddy Bleakley

Children

A

Amy Pearson

Narrator

J

John Berry

Priest