With Christmas just a few weeks away, it's time to indulge in some festive film favourites. Film enthusiasts are in for a treat as the British Christmas musical comedy, Nativity!

is set to air on television this weekend, providing the perfect prelude to the holiday season. The beloved classic will be broadcast on Sunday (December 1) on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 3:15pm, following Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas.

Debuting in 2009, the film was written and directed by Debbie Isitt and produced by Nick Jones. It boasts a star-studded cast including Martin Freeman, Marc Wootton, Jason Watkins, Ashley Jensen, Alan Carr, and Ricky Tomlinson, reports the Mirror.

Nativity! tells the story of teacher Paul Maddens who fibs to his rival about Hollywood producers coming to see his school's Christmas nativity play.

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