| Nativity! 2: Danger in the Manger | |
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| Directed by | Debbie Isitt |
| Written by | Debbie Isitt |
| Produced by | Nick Jones |
| Starring | David Tennant Joanna Page Marc Wootton Pam Ferris Ian McNeice Jason Watkins Jessica Hynes Rosie Cavaliero Grace Hollis |
| Cinematography | Sean Van Hales |
| Edited by | Nicky Ager |
| Music by | Nicky Ager Debbie Isitt |
Production companies | Mirrorball Films Moviehouse Entertainment Media Pro Six Premiere Picture |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One[1] |
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Running time | 105 minutes[2] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £3 million |
Nativity! 2: Danger in the Manger is a 2012 British Christmas comedy film written and directed by Debbie Isitt, an improvised Christmas comedy and the second instalment in the Nativity film series.[3] The film focuses on Donald Peterson, an anxious primary school teacher, who embarks on a wild and heartwarming adventure with his class and teaching assistant, the childlike Mr Poppy, as they travel to Wales to perform in a Christmas singing competition.
The film stars David Tennant playing the dual role of twin brothers,[4] 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.[5]
The film, which was the official Children in Need film of 2012, had its first public screening on 11 November 2012, when 42 Cineworld cinemas in the United Kingdom 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 2012. It went on a wide release on 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Creative England Oversee Screen West Midlands Projects". 4rfv.co.uk. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ "NATIVITY 2: DANGER IN THE MANGER! (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ Coventry University Today (11 December 2011). "Debbie Isitt – The making of Nativity 2". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ Variety (28 October 2011). "David Tennant sees double". Retrieved 24 December 2011.
- ^ The Film Catalogue. "Nativity 2 The Second Coming". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2011.