Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger
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| Directed by | Debbie Isitt |
| Produced by | Nick Jones |
| Written by | Debbie Isitt |
| Starring |
David Tennant Joanna Page Marc Wootton Pam Ferris Ian McNeice Jason Watkins Jessica Hynes |
| Music by | Nicky Ager Debbie Isitt |
| Cinematography | Sean Van Hales |
| Edited by | Nicky Ager |
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Mirrorball Films
Moviehouse Entertainment Media Pro Six Premiere Picture |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One |
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Running time
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105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £3 million |
| Box office | £10.1 million |
Nativity! 2: Danger in the Manger is a 2012 British comedy film written and directed by Debbie Isitt, an improvised Christmas comedy is the second film in the Nativity film series. The film stars David Tennant playing the dual role of twin brothers, with Joanna Page as the wife of one of the brothers and Ian McNeice as the father of the brothers. Pam Ferris and Marc Wootton reprise their roles from the first film. The film, which is the official Children in Need film of 2012, had its first public screening on 11 November 2012, when 42 Cineworld cinemas in the UK held one-off charity screenings with all proceeds going to Children in Need. The film's official premiere was at the Leicester Square Odeon on 14 November. It went on a wide release on 23 November.
Donald Peterson is an anxious teacher who has just moved to a new house with his pregnant wife Sarah. He accepts a teaching job at St. Bernadette's primary school, taking over the class formerly taught by Mr. Maddens, who by this point has left for the United States - in the interim, the enthusiastic and child-like teaching assistant Mr. Poppy has been teaching the class unaided.
The class wants to enter in a competition called "A Song for Christmas", in which each school produces a Christmas song, with the winning song earning its school £10,000 and the chance at being a Christmas #1. However, headteacher Mrs. Bevan refuses the class permission to enter without a qualified teacher, and worries that Mr. Poppy's behaviour is so inappropriate that no teacher will stay in the job.
Donald lives in the shadow of his domineering father, and his estranged, 'golden boy' identical twin brother Roderick, who is a world-famous composer and conductor. When Mr. Poppy decides St Bernadette's should enter the National 'Song for Christmas' competition, he persuades Donald to sign the entry forms, later kidnapping him for an impromptu road trip to Gastell Llawen ("Merry Castle", not a real place) in Wales, where the competition is being held.
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