Tiny Tim has an emotional effect on Ebenezer Scrooge, who sees the boy first in a vision provided by The Ghost of Christmas Present. Shaun Austin-Olsen. Directed by Clive Donner. Allegra Fulton. cried Bob Cratchit, looking round. In one of Scrooge’s visions, he sees a future in which Tiny Tim has died. Sis Cratchit. Alas for Tiny Tim, he bore a little crutch, and had his limbs supported by an iron frame. With George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward.

Spirit Present. The 1843 novella 'A Christmas Carol' which introduces the timeless characters Scrooge, Tiny-Tim and Bob Cratchit and has inspired countless plays and movies, including 'Scrooged' starring Bill Murray. Tiny Tim was born disabled, and must carry a crutch when walking, and also has difficulty breathing, as well as a tendency to break into a coughing fit when too excited. As well as shining on TV, for the previous two Christmas seasons Lenny played Tim in the Old Vic theatre show of the novel in London, alongside Rhys Ifans as Scrooge.

Directed by John Korty.

Ghost of Christmas Past. Awakening in his own bed on Christmas Day, Scrooge is a changed man. up and brushed, to look seasonable; and Tiny Tim upon his shoulder.

Julian Richings. Natasha Greenblatt. An old bitter miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns … A Christmas Carol is a 1984 British-American made-for-television film adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous 1843 novella of the same name.The film is directed by Clive Donner, who had been an editor of the 1951 film Scrooge, and stars George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge.It was filmed in the historic medieval county town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire. Tiny Tim Cratchit is the youngest son of Bob Cratchit and Emily Cratchit from A Christmas Carol and on The Muppet Christmas Carol. 'Not coming,' said Mrs Cratchit. Tiny Tim, the sweet but sickly Cratchit boy, delivers perhaps the most memorable line in the Dickens holiday classic. Tiny Tim's fate is linked very closely to Scrooge's fate, which tightens the connection that Dickens establishes between the two social classes. Tiny Tim. The role of 6-year-old Tim Tim isn’t huge. While the 1843 story centers on the redemption of nasty old Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim is its beating heart, representing the goodness that the miserly Scrooge so seriously lacks. Director: John Korty Writers: Charles Dickens (novel), John McGreevey (teleplay) All Cast & Crew. When Scrooge asks if Tiny Tim will die, the spirit says he will, if "these shadows remain unaltered."

Tiny Tim plays a large part in Scrooge's change.

Full cast. Marie. 'Not coming.' Michael J. Reynolds. 'Why, where's our Martha.' With Cicely Tyson, Katherine Helmond, Michael Beach, John Bourgeois. Ashley Brown.