Paul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.
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Martin Freeman
Paul Maddens
Ashley Jensen
Jennifer Lore
Marc Wootton
Mr. Poppy
Pam Ferris
Mrs. Bevan
Jason Watkins
Gordon Shakespeare
Ricky Tomlinson
Mayor
Alan Carr
The Critic
John Sessions
Mr. Lore
Phyllis Logan
Mrs. Lore
Geoffrey Hutchings
Father Tom
Director
Debbie Isitt
Tagline
"This show needs a miracle."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
BBC Film, Screen West Midlands, Mirrorball Films
John Chard
December 27, 2015
As warm and as enchanting as a Whisky Mac. He's a failed actor, his girlfriend has left him and gone to make it big in America, and now, school teacher Paul Maddens has to direct the Nativity play. Worse still, after a little white bragging lie to an old rival, Maddens finds things escalating out of his control. Ah, the Christmas movie, a piece of work aimed at a certain market at a certain ...
r96sk
December 11, 2020
Silly and stupid, but it has a charm to it. <em>'Nativity!'</em> is not a film to be taken seriously, though there is entertainment in there. Martin Freeman does well as the flawed Mr. Maddens, while Marc Wootton fully commits to the role of somewhat dodgy Mr. Poppy - he can be irritating in parts, but all in all comes out more fun than annoying... albeit just. I also found Alan Carr surprising...
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