From a short story by the acclaimed author of “Little Women” comes a holiday story of family and forgiveness. Recently widowed Mary Bassett (Helene Joy) and her 3 children have hit difficult times on their farm. Things are so bad this year that they cannot even afford a turkey for their Thanksgiving dinner. Suddenly, Mary’s wealthy and estranged mother Isabella (Jacqueline Bisset) has come to visit. Although she finds a kindred spirit in Mary’s eldest daughter and budding writer Tilly (Tatiana Maslany), Mary resents her mother’s attempts to help them out of their financial difficulties. In the end, more than money will be needed to heal the emotional wounds that exist between mother and daughter in this moving period drama. http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/Programm/Default_Microsite.aspx?Simscode=419-25591&ID=0

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Jacqueline Bisset has undertaken a diverse range of dramatic and comedic challenges in the more than 50 films in which she has appeared, moving easily from theatrical to TV films in the US as well as in Europe, where she is equally at home performing in both English and French. Her emergence as one of the international film world’s most lustrous stars once landed her on the covers of both Newsweek and People in the same week.
The Born Jacqueline Fraser-Bisset in Weybridge, Surrey, England, her father was a Scottish doctor and her French mother a lawyer. Modeling assignments led to small parts in features, such as Richard Lester’s “The Knack,” “Arividerchi Baby,” and a featured role in Roman Polanski’s “Cul-De-Sac.” It was the 1967 James Bond spoof “Casino Royal” that won Bisset a long-term contract at 20th Century Fox. An impressive list of films followed in short order, including Stanley Donen’s TWO “Two For the Road,” “The Sweet Ride” and “Bullit,” and “Airport.” Other roles which added to her international stardom included “The Thief Who Came to Dinner,” “The Greek Tycoon,” and Sydney Lumet’s “Murder on the Orient Express.”
Her work in 1984’s “Under the Volcano,” John Huston’s adaptation of the modern classic Malcom Lowry novel brought Bisset some of the most laudatory reviews of her career, in addition to a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Dramatic Actress.” Her most recent film, “Death In Love,” directed by Boaz Yakim (“Remember The Titans”), has resonated at numerous festivals and the following observation by famed columnist Liz Smith: “’Death in Love’ was a wow in Sundance. Jacqueline Bisset, all agree, is a revelation.”
In 2007, the prestigious Chicago Film Festival presented her with its Career Achievement Award. On television, Bisset starred in CBS’ “Anna Karenina,” NBC’s “In the Beginning,” playing Sarah opposite Martin Landau’s Abraham, as Mary, mother of Jesus, in “Jesus,” in CBS’ “Joan of Arc” and Lifetime’s “Sex and Mrs. X,” among many other roles. Recently, she has appeared on F/X’s “Nip/Tuck” and starred in Lifetime’s production of the Nora Roberts book, “Carolina Moon.” Based in Los Angeles, Bisset divides her time between America and Europe.
Cast :
Jacqueline Bisset ...
Isabella
Helene Joy ...
Mary Bassett
Tatiana Maslany ...
Mathilda Bassett
Kristopher Turner ...
Gad Hopkins (as Kris Turner)
Ted Atherton ...
Mr. Hopkins
Paula Boudreau ...
Mrs. Hopkins
Vivien Endicott Douglas ...
Prudence (as Vivien Endicott-Douglas)
Gage Munroe ...
Solomon Bassett