Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012)

A worried new teacher has to juggle a pregnant wife and a class of children on a road trip to the National 'Song for Christmas' Competition.

Director:

Debbie Isitt

Writer:

Debbie Isitt

Stars:

David Tennant, Marc Wootton, Jason Watkins

Cast

Credited cast:
David Tennant	...	Mr. Peterson / Roderick Peterson
Marc Wootton	...	Mr. Poppy
Jason Watkins	...	Gordon Shakespeare
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thomas Ainge	...	Chorister Bernard
Adrianna Bertola	...	Herself
Timothy Crowter	...	Chorister Reginald
Pixie Davies	...	Pixie
Rowan Evans	...	Chorister Henry
Pam Ferris	...	Mrs. Bevan
Scott Folan	...	Scott
Eleanor Grant	...	Eleanor
Andrew Hudson	...	Chorister Stanley
Jonathan Hudson	...	Chorister Crispin
Jessica Hynes	...	Angel Matthews
Shannon Maguire	...	Herself

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

road trip | teacher | christmas | sequel | digit in title | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Nativity! 2

Filming Locations:

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Pro Six, Mirrorball Films, Moviehouse Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The competition scenes were filmed in the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, the same theatre where David Tennant played his famous Hamlet.

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Connections

Featured in Projector: Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! (2012)

User Reviews

Disappointing

I saw this on Wednesday on a slightly sceptical note,having seen the Daily Mail's review for it but as I really liked the first one,I was willing to give it a go. Fortunately for me,the tickets were free so the only thing I wasted was time. Just as a summary, it was bad. How bad? Well,my sister had to revert to texting on her mobile,something she'd never do at a film. First of all,let me say the good things about this film. The first 20 minutes are fairly entertaining, the performances are decent enough and the songs aren't half bad albeit the fact that most of them are forgettable. Where this lacks is the charm and how much it drags. I hate films that drag and you end up questioning how long is the said film exactly. The last film to do that to me was Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2:Rodrick Rules. As for the charm aspect,there is little to no charm. Remember the little ginger kid and the one with the hat? Yeah,they're still in it but they've grown up slightly and have been replaced by a three year old and a chubby kid wearing a donkey outfit. And the ending drags and is also really predictable. So that's my review. Would I recommend it? Probably not but if you have little kids with you and have seen everything else, go see it. If not,there's plenty of newly released dvds to choose from. Just rent them and buy some popcorn.