Christmas day may be magical, but no matter how good the turkey and how expensive the gifts, few things will be as sparkly and exciting as Sky1's big-budget seasonal treat: The Last Dragonslayer, adapted from Jasper Fforde’s acclaimed series of novels. Scheduled at exactly the same time as Doctor Who on BBC1 (practically a declaration of war) Sky must be pretty confident that it's onto a winner.

Inspired, perhaps, by the recent re-birth in Dragon-based imaginative stories amongst youngsters (The Hobbit, How to Train Your Dragon, Pete's Dragon) this feature-length drama adapts the first in Fforde's series for young adults, of which there have been three so far with a fourth planned for publication in 2017.

The story follows the the exploits of orphan Jennifer Strange (Ellise Chappell), who discovers her destiny is to become the last dragonslayer. A magical blend of past and present, modern and medieval (imagine a PG Game of Thrones with a dollop of humour thrown in) the trailer promises us a cinematic epic adventure ready to set Christmas day ablaze.