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The Nativity

TV·2010–2010·1 season, 4 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Family·30m·Created by Tony Jordan

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Drama revealing the human story beneath the classic biblical tale, from the courtship of Mary and Joseph in Nazareth to the birth of Jesus in a Bethlehem stable.

Castfull cast & details

Andrew BuchanAndrew BuchanJosephTatiana MaslanyTatiana MaslanyMaryPeter CapaldiPeter CapaldiBalthazarVincent ReganVincent ReganHerodAl WeaverAl WeaverThomasArt MalikArt MalikNicolausClaudie BlakleyClaudie BlakleyAnnaDavid SterneDavid SterneAbimael

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes2010Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Part OneDecember 20, 2010—
  2. S01E02Part TwoDecember 21, 2010—
  3. S01E03Part ThreeDecember 22, 2010—
  4. S01E04Part FourDecember 23, 2010—

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