Bad Santas: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ministry of Fun managing directors James and Matt draw up their Santa shortlist from a huge mix of wannabes, including men who are homeless, jobless, on the sick, and even those who have had a brush with the law. The successful candidates will be put through some tough training before they are allowed to graduate as Santa. Which of them can wear a Santa costume with confidence? Who can perfect the art of a jolly 'ho ho ho'? Can they learn what the most popular Christmas toys are? And, most importantly, how will they deal with those tricky questions from children?

Series details

• Title: Bad Santas
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-12-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29169
• IMDb ID: tt9018720
• TVDB ID: 264930

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-12-17; final listed air date 2012-12-18; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bad Santas on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.