Character guide

Ebenezer Scrooge

major

Also known as Scrooge, Mr. Scrooge, Ebenezer, Master Scrooge, Uncle Scrooge

Miserly old man who hates Christmas, visited by four ghosts to redeem his soul.

Bob Cratchit

supporting

Also known as Bob, little Bob, Cratchit, Poor Bob

Scrooge's underpaid clerk and devoted father of Tiny Tim.

Jacob Marley

supporting

Also known as Marley, Mr. Marley, old Marley, Old Marley, Jacob, Old Jacob Marley, old Jacob Marley, old Jacob

Scrooge's dead business partner, who returns as a ghost to warn him.

Ghost of Christmas Past

supporting

Also known as the Spirit, Spirit, kind Spirit, Good Spirit

First spirit who shows Scrooge visions of his past Christmases.

Ghost of Christmas Present

supporting

Also known as the Ghost, Ghost, Ghost of the Future

Second spirit who reveals the joy and struggles of present Christmas celebrations.

Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

supporting

Also known as the Phantom, Phantom, the Spirits, Spirits

Silent, hooded spirit who shows Scrooge his lonely future death.

Tiny Tim

supporting

Also known as Tim, poor Tiny Tim

Bob Cratchit's frail young son whose fate hangs on Scrooge's redemption.

Mrs. Cratchit

supporting

Also known as Cratchit, Mrs. Cratchit, Any Cratchit

Bob Cratchit's wife, fiercely protective of her family and critical of Scrooge.

Fred

supporting

Scrooge's cheerful nephew who invites him to Christmas dinner each year.

Fezziwig

minor

Also known as Old Fezziwig, old Fezziwig, Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig

Jolly former employer of Scrooge who threw grand Christmas parties.

Mrs. Fezziwig

minor

Fezziwig's wife, co-host of the lively Christmas Eve ball.

Peter Cratchit

minor

Also known as Master Peter Cratchit, Master Peter, Peter, Mr. Cratchit

Eldest Cratchit son who works to help support the family.

Martha Cratchit

minor

Also known as Martha

Eldest Cratchit daughter who works as a milliner and visits on Christmas.

Topper

minor

Young man at Fred's party who flirts with and marries one of the sisters.

Old Joe

minor

Also known as Joe, Joe Miller

Fence who buys Scrooge's stolen belongings after his death.

Mrs. Dilber

minor

Scrooge's charwoman who steals and sells his possessions after his death.

Dick Wilkins

minor

Also known as Dick, Poor Dick

Fellow apprentice of Scrooge at Fezziwig's warehouse.

Fan

minor

Scrooge's beloved younger sister who died young.

Belle

minor

Scrooge's former fiancée who left him due to his greed.

The Parrot

minor

Pet parrot seen in a vision of Scrooge's past at a boarding school.