Barbara Niven Is Back as 'Ms. Christmas Comes to Town' on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Ms. Christmas Comes to Town
While Hallmark Channel has Countdown to Christmas, their sister network, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries has the Miracles of Christmas. This year, the programming event will premiere nine new movies. The first is Ms. Christmas Comes to Town and Parade has an exclusive first look!
What is Ms. Christmas Comes to Town about?
A once-aspiring movie starlet, Gale Storm (Barbara Niven) ultimately found fame as Ms. Christmas, the fan-favorite host of the Holiday Shopping Channel (HSC). After receiving a terminal diagnosis prior to the height of the holiday season, Gale decides to retire so she can sign-off the airwaves on her own terms. The network wants to send her off in style, so the Ms. Christmas is Coming to Town Tour is born, allowing Gale to travel from city to city while she shines the spotlight on local products and delivers Christmas cheer the way only Ms. Christmas can. Concerned about her well-being while on the road, the network insists on having Travis (Brennan Elliott), a travel nurse, accompany her. Gale reluctantly agrees.
Gale and Amanda (Erica Durance), her director of operations and hand-picked successor she dubs Ms. Holiday, have known each other for many years and are more like mother and daughter than co-workers. Gale isn’t ready to share her diagnosis yet with Amanda, so Travis poses as the network head’s godson who’s coming along to learn the business. As the festively decked out RV goes from town to town, much Christmas cheer is spread, lessons are learned and love blossoms—possibly even for Gale, whose former fiancé James (Mark Brandon) unexpectedly turns up at one of their stops. Though Gale doesn’t know how they can rekindle their romance, this may just be what the doctor ordered.
Meet the cast of Ms. Christmas Comes to Town
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Erica Durance (Amanda)
Erica Durance is best known for her role as Lois Lane in The CW’s Smallville opposite Tom Welling‘s Clark Kent and as the lead in Saving Hope. She previously starred in The Enchanted Christmas Cake and The Christmas Chalet both opposite frequent co-star Robin Dunne. Durance most recently starred in Color My World with Love opposite Benjamin Ayres on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
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Brennan Elliott (Travis)
Brennan Elliott's first project with Hallmark Channel was in 2013 as part of the ensemble cast of Cedar Cove. He soon became a fan favorite after starring in All of My Heart opposite Lacey Chabert. He and Chabert also star in the Crossword Mystery franchise on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Previous projects include All Summer Long, UnREAL, Christmas at Grand Valley and The Gift of Peace.
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Barbara Niven (Gale)
Niven is a staple on Hallmark Channel, it seems. She has had supporting roles in over two dozen movies, including the Crossword Mysteries and Christmas in Evergreen films. She also starred as Megan O'Brien in all six seasons of Chesapeake Shores. Plus, she's also the National Ambassador for American Humane.
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Mark Brandon (James)
Mark Brandon has appeared in shows like Supernatural, Kung Fu and Family Law. Most recently, he appeared as Gov. Bixby Balfour on When Calls the Heart on Hallmark Channel. He has also appeared on Chesapeake Shores, A Glenbrooke Christmas and The Baker's Son for the network.
When does Ms. Christmas Comes to Town premiere?
Ms. Christmas Comes to Town premieres on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. ET on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
When can I watch Ms. Christmas Comes to Town again?
Saturday, Oct. 28 at 10 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. ET
Saturday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. ET
Friday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. ET
Friday, Nov. 17 at 12 a.m. ET
Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. ET
Monday, Nov. 27 at 12 p.m. ET
Does Parade.com have a sneak peek of Ms. Christmas Comes to Town?
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Ms. Christmas Comes to Town
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