Don't Open Till Christmas
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Plot
A murderer is running loose through the streets of London, hunting down men dressed as Santa and killing them all in different, and extremely violent, fashions. Inspector Harris has decided to take on the unenviable task of tracking down the psychopath, but he's going to have his work cut out for him. Only the suspicious reporter, Giles, seems to offer the Inspector any promising leads.Cast
- Edmund PurdomEdmund PurdomEdmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom was a British actor.-Early life:Purdom was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England and educated at St. Augustine's Abbey School, Ramsgate, then by the Jesuits at St. Ignatius Grammar School and Welwyn Garden City Grammar School...
as Inspector Ian Harris - Alan LakeAlan LakeAlan Lake was an English actor, best known as the third husband of Diana Dors.-Biography:Lake was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on 24 November 1940...
as Giles - Belinda MayneBelinda MayneBelinda Mayne is a British actress.Belinda is the daughter of German actor Ferdy Mayne and Deirdre De Peyer.She has appeared in Films and TV and Theatre shows in Germany, UK, and the US since 1974 when she made her first appearance in Strangers....
as Kate Briosky - Mark JonesMark Jones (actor)Mark Jones was a British actor, who appeared frequently in various television series.Credits include: A Family at War, Z Cars, Van der Valk, Doctor Who , The New Avengers, The Onedin Line, Target, Secret Army, Tales of the Unexpected, Buccaneer, Blott on the Landscape,...
as Sergeant Powell - Gerry SundquistGerry SundquistGerry Sundquist was an English actor.Sundquist was born in Manchester. He appeared in various film & television roles during the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably Soldier & Me, The Mallens and The Siege of Golden Hill, with guest appearances on shows such as Space: 1999 alongside acting...
as Cliff Boyd - Kelly Baker as Sherry Graham - Experience Girl
- Kevin LloydKevin LloydKevin Reardon Lloyd was a British actor, born in Derby, and trained at East 15 Acting School, London. Best known for his part of DC Alfred "Tosh" Lines in Thames Television's The Bill....
as Gerry - Wendy Danvers as Housekeeper
- Nicholas Donnelly as Doctor Bridle (scenes deleted)
- Pat AstleyPat AstleyPat Astley is a British actress best known for appearing in blue films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. She also appeared as a regular, albeit uncredited, character in the comedy television series Are You Being Served? in 1976 and 1977. In 1984 she had a starring role in the horror film Don't Open...
as Sharon - Laurence HarringtonLaurence HarringtonLaurence Harrington is a British actor who has played DS Probert in Z-Cars, Lunar Guard in Doctor Who, George Latimer in Softly, Softly, the Lawyer in The Sweeney, Jackson in Space: 1999, Gary in Agony, Jeff Sadler in Boon, Cyril Harrington-Morse in Lovejoy, Vic Lawson in Love Hurts and James...
as Kate's father - Ken Halliwell as Restaurant Commissionare
- Ray Marioni as Maitre d'hotel
- Wilfred Corlett as Experience Santa Claus
- Ricky Kennedy as Theatre Santa Claus
- Sid Wragg as Dungeon Santa Claus
- Max Roman as Store Santa Claus
- George Pierce as Market Santa Claus
- Ashley Dransfield as Drunken Santa Claus
- Derek FordDerek FordDerek Ford was an English film director and writer, most famous for sexploitation films such as The Wife Swappers Keep it Up Jack! Sex Express , and What's up Superdoc! .Ford began as a writer in collaboration with his brother Donald Ford , originally...
as Circus Santa Claus - Adrian Black as Circus Santa
- John Aston as Santa Claus in car
- Maria Eldridge as Girl in car
- Des Dolan as Detective Constable
- Derek Hunt as Police Constable
- Paula Meadows as Dungeon secretary
- Caroline MunroCaroline MunroCaroline Munro is an English actress and model known for her many appearances in horror, science fiction and action films of the 1970s and 1980s.-Early career:...
as Herself - Dick Randall as Party Guest (uncredited)