Click & Collect

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Click & Collect
Written by Joe Tucker
Lloyd Woolf
Directed by Ben Palmer
Starring
Music byOli Julian
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerSam Ward
EditorMark Henson
Running time53 minutes
Production companiesMondo Deluxe Productions
BBC Studios
Original release
Release24 December 2018 (2018-12-24)

Click & Collect is a British comedy television film directed by Ben Palmer, written by Joe Tucker and Lloyd Woolf. The film stars Asim Chaudhry and Stephen Merchant, following Andrew and his neighbour Dev as they travel 300 miles to Carlisle to buy a Christmas present for Andrew's daughter. [1] [2]

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Plot

Andrew Bennett is an uptight father in Bedford and lives in a semi-detached house with his wife Claire and their daughter. On Christmas Eve, after he fails to get his daughter the Christmas present she wants the most—a Sparklehoof the Unicorn Princess toy—and instead settling for a chemistry set, his extroverted next-door neighbour Dev D'Cruz informs Andrew and Claire that he managed to find the toy online. However, the last unit in the country is in Carlisle, 300 miles away from Bedford, and Dev has chosen to "click and collect". Because the payment details are on Dev's credit card, Andrew has no choice but to drive with him to get the toy.

During the trip, Dev accidentally causes several mishaps that increasingly annoy Andrew. At a petrol station, Dev accidentally fills the car's fuel tank with diesel fuel, causing the car to break down. After Dev explains that he will be alone on Christmas, due to his children being with his ex that year, Andrew accepts to rent a buggy. As they are about to buy the toy, they realise that a cashier at the petrol station switched out Dev's credit card for her's, allowing her to steal the toy. The two devise a plan to break into her house and steal the toy. Once inside, they realise that the toy is for her daughter, whom is a big fan of Sparklehoof the Unicorn Princess and is diagnosed with cancer. Guilty, they decide to leave the toy with the young girl.

At a service station, Dev comes across a claw machine with the toy inside. They use every coin they have, but fail. Just as they accept defeat, a hobo gives them one last coin, with Dev uses to successfully win the toy. The two are ecstatic, but on their way home, Dev finds a letter that Andrew had written before the trip, which states that they are not friends. While Andrew returns home with the toy while his daughter is asleep, Dev wakes up alone on Christmas morning. He goes outside to find that Andrew had restored Dev's Christmas lights that he had previously taken down, and the former invites the latter to a Christmas party.

Cast and characters

Reception

Click & Collect received positive reviews across the British press. The Guardian described it "funny and tender", [3] The Observer as "excellent", [4] Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry were described by The Telegraph as "a mismatch made in heaven". [5] A number of reviewers noted the similarities with Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Jingle All The Way , with The Times noting that "these references are done with a wink". [6] Metro described it as "comforting, sharply written Christmas TV", [7] whilst The Daily Telegraph praised the "lively script" and "warm hearted satire", stating: "Click and Collect offered proof that, in certain circumstances, it is possible to have your cake and eat it. It subjected Christmas to a testy satirical buffeting while also smothering it with reverence as an enfolding nationwide group hug." [5]

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