Not Just for Christmas (2017)

This short drama explores the financial and emotional pressures inflicted on adult couples when real life sets in and the honeymoon period ends. Jenny and Matthew are an average couple, struggling to come to terms with their family's change in circumstances as their financial situation deteriorates following Matthew's redundancy. This situation, which has put huge strains on the couple's relationship, is worsened by an impending visit from some insufferable in-laws and the heady materialism of Christmas. It's the Christmas every couple dreads, particularly Jenny and Matthew. Sometimes families are the most stressful thing in the world. Occasionally, they are exactly what one needs. The Butler family can only survive this Christmas united. Not Just For Christmas is told with subtle prose and wicked humour. It delves into themes of adaptability, sustainability and endurance, in relationships and beyond.