- Nativity (BBC film)
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name = Nativity
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director =Debbie Isitt cite web|title= Principal photography commences on Debbie Isitt's Nativity|publisher=BBC |date= 2008-08-12|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/08_august/12/nativity.shtml|accessdate= 2008-08-13]
producer = Nick Jones
writer = Debbie Isitt
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starring =Martin Freeman Ashley Jensen Jason Watkins cite web|last= Thomas|first= Archie|title= Martin Freeman to star in 'Nativity'|publisher= Variety|date= 2008-08-12|url= http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990349.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|accessdate= 2008-08-13]
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released = Christmas 2008
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country =United Kingdom flagicon|United Kingdom
language = English flagicon|England
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imdb_id =" Nativity " is a British, comedy directed by
Debbie Isitt and due to be released around Christmas 2008. The film starsMartin Freeman andAshley Jensen . The film is written by it's director, Debbie Isitt, but will also be partially improvised. cite web|author= PA Entertainment|title= BBC's Nativity comedy|publisher=Virgin Media |date= 2008-08-11|url= http://movienews.virginmedia.com/news/?news_id=81414|accessdate= 2008-08-13]Premise
Mr Maddens (Martin Freeman) is a "frustrated, under-achieving
primary school teacher". Every year Maddens' school competes with a localprivate school to see who can produce the bestnativity play , Maddens' school always coming second to Gordon Shakespeare's (Jason Watkins ) private school.Maddens lies to Shakespeare about how a
Hollywood producer, his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lore (Ashley Jensen ), will be turning his production into a Hollywood film starring his pupils.Cast
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Martin Freeman as Mr Maddens, a primary school teacher trying to produce and direct a nativity play that will for once out do a rival school.
*Jason Watkins as Gordon Shakespeare, a private primary school teacher and long-time rival of Maddens.
*Ashley Jensen as Jennifer Lore, a Hollywood producer and ex-girlfriend of Maddens.
*Marc Wootton as Mr Poppy, aclassroom assistant
*Alan Carr as a critic. [cite web|last= McMullen|first= Marion|title= Alan Carr and Martin Freeman put Coventry on movie map|publisher=Coventry Telegraph |date= 2008-09-17|url= http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2008/09/17/alan-carr-and-martin-freeman-put-coventry-on-movie-map-92746-21837930/|accessdate= 2008-09-21]References
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