![]() ![]() In the movie, Booky (Rachel Marcus) lives happily with her loving mother, Francy (Megan Follows), and boisterous siblings, all of them supported in comfort if not luxury by hardworking dad Thomas (Stuart Hughes), a harness-maker in Eaton's stables. The story is drawn from the Booky books published by Canadian writer Bernice Thurman Hunter in the 1980s, but set in Toronto during the Depression and based in part on her years working at Eaton's. ![]() Tonight's premiere of this two-hour TV movie unveils the kind of nostalgic family entertainment invariably described as heartwarming - and it is heartwarming, in a predictable kind of way. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas? It's just that you will need to stretch your definition of the word "fresh" a fair bit if you are going to consider thatīooky and the Secret Santa (CBC, 8 p.m.) fits the bill. I mean, how many times should humankind be subjected to Goodness knows there's a need for some fresh Christmas drama on the small screen. ![]()
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