Doris Roberts in Mrs. Miracle

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GINGERBREAD HOUSES SHOULDNT THROW SNOWBALLS! BESTSELLING AUTHOR DEBBIE MACOMBERS BELOVED BOOK COMES TO LIFE AS FIVE-TIME EMMY WINNER DORIS ROBERTS AND JAMES VAN DER BEEK STAR IN DEBBIE MACOMBERS MRS. MIRACLE, A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE PREMIERING DECEMBER 5 Pipe down, Mary Poppins! A new generation of hard-to-handle hooligans needs a new kind of housekeeper, and Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond) just so happens to be on speed dial. The five-time Emmy Award winner stars alongside Dawsons Creek alumnus James Van Der Beek in Debbie Macombers Mrs. Miracle, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie premiering Saturday, December 5 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7CT). The enchanting family film, based on the book by acclaimed author Debbie Macomber, reminds us that kids arent the only ones who need looking after from time to time. The movie encores Saturday, December 5 (10p.m. ET/PT, 9CT), Sunday, December 6 (12a.m. ET/PT, 11p.m. CT) and (8p.m. ET/PT, 7CT), Friday, December 11 (8p.m. ET/PT, 7CT) and Saturday, December 12 (2p.m. ET/PT, 1CT) Losing a spouse is always hard, and for Seth Webster (Van Der Beek), playing single dad to two rambunctious six-year-olds doesnt make it any easier. With the holidays approaching, finding a housekeeper has proven to be near-impossible, until Mrs. Emily Merkle (Roberts) shows up at the Websters door, ready to turn their lives around. No sooner has Mrs. Miracle – as Seths boys call her, due to her uncanny ability to be wise to their every move – straightened up the house, than Seth meets Reba Maxwell (Erin Karpluk, Godivas), best friend to the Webster kids first-grade teacher. After just one date, Seth and Reba find (more) HALLMARK CHANNEL/ DEBBIE MACOMBERS MRS. MIRACLE Lead Sheet Page 2 they have a lot in common: Since the death of his music-loving wife, Seth has been unable to play a single chord on the piano, and, in the name of her career, Reba, once an avid actress, has avoided the theater. With a Christmas pageant to prepare for and a fresh romance on the horizon, Mrs. Miracle definitely has her work cut out for her and is proving to be more than just a normal nanny. Debbie Macombers Mrs. Miracle will premiere as part of HALLMARK CHANNELS HOLIDAY COUNTDOWN. Debbie Macombers Mrs. Miracle is a Dan Wigutow Productions Film in association with KZ Productions Inc. Dan Wigutow, Michael M. Scott and Debbie Macomber are the executive producers, Harvey Kahn is the producer and Caroline Moore is the co-producer. Michael M. Scott directed from a script by David Golden, which was based on the novel Mrs. Miracle, by Debbie Macomber. Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming to a national audience of 88 million subscribers. The top tier program service is distributed through more than 5,450 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country. Hallmark Channel consistently ranks among the highest-rated cable networks and is the nations leading network in providing quality family programming. Hallmark Channels sibling network is Hallmark Movie Channel which focuses on the greatest family movies of all time. Debbie Macomber is one of Americas leading voices in womens fiction. Her work has appeared on every major bestseller list, including those of the New York Times, USA TODAY, Publishers Weekly and Entertainment Weekly. There are more than 140 million copies of her books in print. Her 2009 holiday hardcover, A Perfect Christmas, the heart-warming story of a match-maker who finds his match, went on sale September 29. For more information, please visit www.HallmarkChannelPress.com
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