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Drama revealing the human story beneath the classic biblical tale.

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.

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The Nativity: Original Series

Ruth Kenley-Letts

Coky Giedroyc

Tony Jordan

Tatiana Maslany

Andrew Buchan

John Lynch

Peter Capaldi

Vincent Regan

Obi Abili

Jack Shepherd

Al Weaver

David Sterne

Ruth Negga

Howard Samuels

Sadie Shimmin

Helen Schlesinger

Matthew Deslippe

The Nativity: Original Series: Episode 4

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Episode 4

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BBC One - The Nativity, Original Series, Episode 4

As Mary goes into labour, Joseph must find somewhere for her to give birth.

Drama retelling the biblical tale. Joseph and Mary reach Bethlehem but discover they are not welcome. As Mary goes into labour, Joseph must find somewhere for her to give birth.

Joseph and Mary arrive in Bethlehem but discover they are not welcome - Joseph's family know of Mary's apparent betrayal. When Mary goes into labour, Joseph searches for somewhere for her to give birth, settling on a stable behind an inn. 

Thomas the shepherd is driven to violence in his rage and frustration, until he learns that the talk of the coming of the Messiah is not just words. And as the stars align, Balthasar, Melchior and Gaspar hurry in disguise to Bethlehem, desperate to be present at the greatest moment in history.

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Four-part drama revealing the human story beneath the classic biblical tale.

Four-part 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.

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