Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

Top 7 Billed Cast

Laurence Fox
Laurence Fox

Jonathan Donald

Sarah Smart
Sarah Smart

Laura Cooper

Jack McMullen
Jack McMullen

Freddie

Tamzin Outhwaite
Tamzin Outhwaite

Patsy Morgan

Bill Paterson
Bill Paterson

Judge Underwood

David Westhead
David Westhead

Charlie Archer

Marian McLoughlin
Marian McLoughlin

Julia

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    Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me is a 2011 one-off Christmas special, made by STV Productions and broadcast by ITV on Tuesday 27 December 2011. The special centres around a wealthy car dealer Jonathan Donald who befriends a terminally ill teenager Freddie Copeland and makes his Christmas wish come true.

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    2011-12-27

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    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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    English
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