This sequel to the popular British comedy sees a new teacher (David Tennant) take over. When he enters his school in the National 'Song for Christmas' Competition, he and his pregnant wife, and the schoolchildren, embark on an epic road trip that ends up with a birth and a donkey, where he must embrace his fears and become a hero.
Acting
Tennant's exasperated double act with Marc Wootton's unhinged energy
Practical Effects
Real donkey, real Welsh weather, real unscripted child chaos
Director
Debbie Isitt
David Tennant
Donald / Roderick Peterson
Marc Wootton
Mr. Poppy
Pam Ferris
Mrs. Bevan
Jessica Hynes
Angel Matthews
Joanna Page
Mrs. Sarah Peterson
Jason Watkins
Gordon Shakespeare
Ian McNeice
Mr. Peterson's Dad
Ben Wilby
Bob
Rosie Cavaliero
Miss Rye
Pixie Davies
Pixie
George Potts
Supply Teacher 1
Claire Vousden
Supply Teacher 2
Amanda Lawrence
Supply Teacher 3
Adrianna Bertola
Mr. Shakespeare's Class
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Debbie Isitt famously works without a script, improvising everything — explains why the kids' reactions look genuinely confused.
This launched the 'Nativity' franchise as Britain's annual alternative to Love Actually, complete with increasingly absurd celebrity cameos in later sequels.
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