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* SchoolRivalry: Paul Maddens works as a teacher at St. Bernadette's Catholic School which has a rivalry with Oakmoor School where his old friend Gordon Shakespeare also works as a teacher.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Emmanuel Cavendish's secretary Bunny Sinclair in ''Nativity Rocks!'' is no less of a JerkAss than he is but refuses to stand for Cavendish openly insulting the whole of Coventry.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: EveryoneHasStandards: Emmanuel Cavendish's secretary Bunny Sinclair in ''Nativity Rocks!'' is no less of a JerkAss than he is but refuses to stand for Cavendish openly insulting the whole of Coventry.
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* SilentSnarker: Saffron rolls her eyes when Mr. Maddens suggests she and William could have sung better after they are rejected by Hollywood.
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* MaintainTheLie: Mr. Maddens is forced to do this after Mr. Poppy overhears his lie about Hollywood and tells it to the whole school.



* ObnoxiousInLaws: In N3:DWMD, this is the general attitude of Sophie's family towards Jeremy Shepherd and they would prefer her to marry Bradley Finch. They even emphasise this through song once they find out about Jeremy's memory-loss

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* ObnoxiousInLaws: In N3:DWMD, this is the general attitude of Sophie's family towards Jeremy Shepherd and they would prefer her to marry Bradley Finch. They even emphasise this through song once they find out about Jeremy's memory-lossmemory-loss.
* ParentalAbandonment: Part of Jerry Poppy's TragicBackstory in ''N:Rocks!''.

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** His brother Jerry in ''Nativity Rocks!'' is no better.

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** His brother Jerry in ''Nativity Rocks!'' is no better.better, though this may be a result of his ParentalAbandonment as a child.


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* DownerBeginning: The first thing we see in ''Nativity Rocks!'' is Doru and his widowed father arriving on English shores in a life-raft as refugees, and not long after this, Doru's father is forced to go with the other refugees and temporarily abandon Doru who has no option but to stowaway on a pick-up truck.
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''Nativity!'' is a 2009 British comedy musical film starring Creator/MartinFreeman, Creator/AshleyJensen, Creator/PamFerris, Creator/MarcWootton and Creator/JasonWatkins and directed by Creator/DebbieIsitt. It has spawned three sequels and a stage musical as of 2020.

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''Nativity!'' is a 2009 British comedy musical film starring Creator/MartinFreeman, Creator/AshleyJensen, Creator/PamFerris, Creator/MarcWootton and Creator/JasonWatkins and directed by Creator/DebbieIsitt. It has spawned three sequels and a stage musical as of 2020.
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* TheGrinch: Mr Maddens decided he hated Christmas after Jennifer left him and his attempt at directing the St. Bernadette's Nativity Play received a toxic review.



** Mr. Maddens' only friend is his pet dog Cracker, [[spoiler: until she is unintentionally KilledOffscreen by Mr. Poppy]].

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** Mr. Maddens' only friend is his pet dog Cracker, [[spoiler: until she is implied to have been unintentionally KilledOffscreen by Mr. Poppy]].

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* TheUnfavorite: Donald Peterson in ''Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger'', his father constantly puts him down and compares him to his twin brother Roderick, a famous choir master.

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Donald Peterson in ''Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger'', his father constantly puts him down and compares him to his twin brother Roderick, a famous choir master.master.
** Jeremy Shepherd in ''N3: DWMD?'' is this in the eyes of Sophie's family who would prefer her to marry Bradley Finch.
** Doru is excluded from the Nativity Play altogether by Emmanuel Cavendish in ''N:Rocks!''.
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* BerserkButton: Do NOT deny Ollie the part of Joseph or tell him he will not be any good at playing it. Alfie finds this out the hard way.

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