Overview
- Jessie Buckley voices Betty O’Barley, Domhnall Gleeson plays Harry O’Hay, Rob Brydon is Reginald Rake, and Sophie Okonedo narrates.
- The half-hour special is scheduled on BBC One at 3:10 p.m. and will also stream on BBC iPlayer.
- The family tale follows two scarecrows planning their big day as a suave newcomer disrupts their plans without revealing the outcome.
- Author Julia Donaldson calls the story her favourite and says a smoking-related fire in the book was changed to marshmallow toasting for TV compliance.
- This is Magic Light Pictures’ 13th BBC Christmas special, following strong audiences for past films such as last year’s Tiddler, which drew about 7.3 million viewers.