Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville looks almost unrecognisable in a first look at Christmas Karma , the upcoming musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol , which comes from Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha. The 61-year-old Paddington star takes on the role of The Ghost of Jacob Marley and can be seen coated in dust while wearing heavy metal chains in newly released images.

HELLO!'s TV Writer Abby Allen is certainly adding this one to her watchlist. "I don't know what excites me more about this fun take on a Christmas classic – the fact that it's directed by Bend It Like Beckham's Gurinder Chadha, or that it boasts a stacked cast including Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran, Billy Porter and the lovely Hugh Bonneville," she said, adding: "I'll

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