Character mistake: When Mr Maddens is talking to the critic at the Mayor's reception, he calls him Alan. The character is actually called Patrick Burns, Alan is the actor's name.
Nativity! (2009)
Directed by: Debbie Isitt
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ashley Jensen, Jason Watkins, Marc Wootton
Factual error: When they arrive at the airport to go to Hollywood, they show them arriving at Birmingham Airport where they are to start their 11 hour flight. However, Birmingham Airport doesn't do flights to LAX.
Continuity mistake: During the final scene of the Nativity, when the baby is born, look at the boy to the right of Mary, he is tipping the candle upside down. When the camera changes shots, he has now got the candle in his mouth.
Trivia: None of the children had any acting experience prior to this film.
Trivia: When Bob is doing his audition, he is wearing a red top with black shorts. On Bob's left shoulder, the name Ben is written on the top. Ben is the actor's real name.
Trivia: Largely improvised. The actors were told the main points and events of each scene, and would make up dialogue around that.
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