What is When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas about?
A national magazine lists Brookfield as a potential to be named the No. 1 Country Christmas Town which reunites the magazine’s photojournalist with Maggie (Hanneke Talbot) who was once a travel writer. The town is purposely trying to show the essence of Christmas for the writer, but behind the scenes, residents aren’t really living the spirit of the season. In the middle of the fuss, a stagecoach arrives and out steps Abigail Stanton (Lori Loughlin) and her son Cody (Carter Ryan) who have brought a troubled boy to Lillian’s (Morgan Kohan) orphanage. Mountie Kinslow (Ryan-James Hatanaka) does his best to help the boy but to no avail. When all hope for a joyous Christmas seems lost, a secret Santa comes to fulfill Christmas wishes, and Abigail has a profound conversation with a dear friend from the past.
Who stars in When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas?
Morgan Kohan (Lillian Walsh)
Lillian and her sister, Grace, founded the Brookfield Orphanage after the two sisters were reunited after they were split apart when they were orphans. Kohan has appeared on Batwoman, Star Trek: Discovery and Murdoch Mysteries and has starred in Love on Harbor Island and A Whirlwind Wedding. In her youth, Morgan Kohan was a competitive dancer.
Ryan-James Hatanaka (Gabriel Kinslow)
Mountie Kinslow is sweet on Lillian but has he been friend-zoned? Hatanaka currently stars as Detective Abe Tamura on Nancy Drew and will be seen as Ty Turner in the live-action Fairly Oddparents series. He is also the spokesperson for HBO Europe. Wendy Crewson (Tess Stewart) Tess runs the largest ranch in the area. After the loss of her husband, she has shown resentment toward Lillian as she believes Lillian’s father was the cause of her husband’s early demise. Crewson has starred in October Faction and Frankie Drake Mysteries and has made guest appearances on Titans and Superman and Lois. The veteran actress has over 140 credits to her name.
Marshall Williams (Sam Tremblay)
Sam is a prospector who wandered into Brookfield and hasn’t left. Williams came to prominence in his role as Spencer Porter on Glee. He has since starred in Amazing Winter Romance and Follow Me to Daisy Hills.
Kalinka Petrie (Lucie Clay)
Lucy is Tess’s new foreman after Tess’s son, Chuck, turned down the position. Petrie previously starred on The Bold Type, Letterkenny and Killjoys.
Hanneke Talbot (Maggie Parsons)
Maggie is a British transplant who comes to Brookfield as the town’s nurse. Talbot has previously appeared on such shows as Supernatural, Star Trek: Discovery and Transplant. Look for Talbot to appear in a supporting role in Lifetime’s Toying with the Holidays on Dec. 18.
Jefferson Brown (Joe Moody)
Joe owns the general store in Brookfield and is a widower. Brown has made appearances on SurrealEstate, Hudson & Rex and Spinning Out. He has starred on Good Witch, Love on a Limb and Snowed-Inn Christmas.
Neil Crone (Ronnie Stewart)
Ronnie is Tess’s brother-in-law and owner of the only hotel in Brookfield. In the Christmas episode, he appears to be channeling the looks of British actor Derek Jacobi. In fact, with his new beard, he is mistaken for someone jolly. Crone does a lot of voice acting and has lent his vocal talents to such shows as Thomas & Friends, PAW Patrol and Corn & Peg. He has guest starred on Good Witch, Murdoch Mysteries and Republic of Doyle.
Are there any guest stars on When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas?
Yes. Lori Loughlin and Daniel Lissing make an appearance in When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas.
Are Grace and Chuck in When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas?
Grace (Jocelyn Hudon) and Chuck (Greg Hovanessian) do not appear in When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas but their absence in Brookfield is explained in the first episode. In reality, Hudon had scheduling conflicts and could not return to reprise her role as Grace Bennett.
When does When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas premiere?
When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas premieres on Saturday, Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. ET on GAC Family.
When can I watch When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas again?
Saturday, Dec. 18 at 10:55 p.m. ET Monday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 25 at 9:30 p.m. ET
How can I watch When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas?
You can watch When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas on GAC Family. Check the channel guide for your cable or satellite operator for GAC Family. Alternately, you can watch GAC through a subscription to Frndly or Hulu Live.
When will the rest of season 2 of When Hope Calls air?
No date has been announced for the rest of season 2 of When Hope Calls, but we anticipate the premiere to be some time in early 2022.
Does Parade.com have a sneak peek of When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas?
We do! Check out the Parade.com exclusive sneak peek below. Next, Everything We Know So Far About When Calls the Heart Season 9
