Nativity!
- 2009 film
A British comedy film about a frustrated under-achieving teacher trying to put on a festive play. Stars Martin Freeman. Stars Martin Freeman, Barbara Isitt, Marc Wootton, Jason Watkins, Alan Carr and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 2009
- Stars
- Martin Freeman, Barbara Isitt, Marc Wootton, Jason Watkins, Alan Carr, Ricky Tomlinson, Rosie Cavaliero, John Sessions and more
- Writers
- Debbie Isitt and May Chu
- Director
- Debbie Isitt
- Producers
- Nick Jones, Richard Turner, Joe Oppenheimer, David M. Thompson, Lee Thomas and Michael Henry
- Company
Directed and conceived by Debbie Isitt (Confetti), Nativity is an improvised comedy which stars Martin Freeman, Ashley Jensen, Jason Watkins and Marc Wootton.
Mr Maddens is a frustrated under-achieving primary school teacher. His long time adversary, Gordon Shakespeare, is the teacher at the posh independent school up the road.
Every year, the two schools are embroiled in a bitter rivalry to achieve a five-star review for their Christmas nativity play. Maddens' class always comes runner-up. The story of his life.
This year, Maddens makes an idle boast to Shakespeare that his school's showstopping musical has attracted the attention of his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Lore - who happens to be a big time Hollywood Producer. They want to make a movie starring his kids - Hollywood is coming to Coventry!
When over-enthusiastic new classroom assistant, Mr Poppy, overhears the lie, Maddens suddenly finds himself a local celebrity and at the centre of quarrelling parents, a wannabe show director, and more Mary and Josephs than he can shake a stick at.
Now all he needs to do is persuade Jennifer to make Hollywood pay attention and make their dreams come true.
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Additional details
- Part of
- UK certificate
- U
- Duration
- 106 minutes
- UK release
- Friday 27th November 2009
- Distributors
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
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Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 1st December 2024 at 3:15pm on BBC1
- Sunday 1st December 2024 at 2:15pm on BBC1 Wales
- Monday 25th December 2023 at 12:45pm on CBBC