It’s A Wonderful Life is recognised by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films of all time. It stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who in his youth dreamed of travelling the world. But along the way, he’s made sacrifices for other people that mean he never got to leave his small town. Now he’s a weary, broken man who, through no fault of his own, is going to be declared bankrupt. So he stands on the town bridge, about to commit suicide. But