Dickens's classic tale of kindness, truth and virtue is ruined by the involvement of a member of the Blackadder family. This Christmas episode of the "Blackadder" comedy series was first transmitted on BBC1 in 1988.
The first message sent to Tom Thorne's phone was just a picture - the blurred image of a man's face, but Thorne had seen enough dead bodies to know that the man was no longer alive. But who was he? Who sent the photograph? And why? While the technical experts attempt to trace the sender, Thorne searches the bulletins for a reported death that matches the photograph. Then another picture arrives.