MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET

1947, b/w Film4, 5.10pm ÌÌÌÌÌ

We’ve had four remakes of this classic Christmas mood-enhancer, but George Seaton’s fantastic original won four Oscars and it’s still the family favourite (and for good reason). Good-natured Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) is declared insane after he claims that he’s the real Father Christmas – but at a court hearing, his lawyer tries to prove that he’s telling the truth. Maureen O’Hara and

Natalie Wood co-star.