Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3471 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-11-19
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 28 minutes

DVD Description
This mock rock opera is an all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. Written by Matt Berry (music) and Richard Ayoade, it was shown on TV at Christmas 2004 on BBC Three - Richard Ayoade also directed it - and has continued to attract a growing number of avid cult comedy fans every since.

With a comic twist, this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper (Matt Berry). Despairing after a bad year, he contemplates suicide but his attempt is stalled by a voice from above who points out that King Herod is coming to town.

Starring; Matt Berry, Julia Davis, Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding (Mighty Boosh's Howard Moon and Vince Noir), Richard Ayoade, Tom Hillenbrand, Karl Theobald, Lydia Fox, Lucy Montgomery, Sophie Winkleman, Marc Cieslak, Sean Douglas, Laurence Fox and Rich Fulcher.

Synopsis
This innovative reworking of the Nativity remodels the classic biblical tale and transposes the events to 1972, told through the eyes of the innkeeper.

Customer Reviews

Only for true fans of...
...well you know who you are.

It's not great and Matt Berry is at his weakest here. Normally he can pull off anything you throw at him but this mock opera is just too poor for even him to rescue.

I hate the bible as much as the next guy and applaud efforts to supplant it but this does a poor job of presenting an alternative view. If anything it will have you reaching for the "good book" as a score-keeper.

Comparisons with the Springer opera are unfounded. This is neither opera or mass appeal.

The Funniest Thing Since Sliced Bread!!!
AD/BC - A Rock Opera is a gem. I stumbled across it in june 2007 and it had me in creases.

I cant tell you how many times i watched it over the christmas period.

If you're a fan of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The Mighty Boosh or Man to Man with Dean Learner, you'll love this!

AD/BC
This is a brilliant piece of work showcasing Matt Berry both as a performer and composer. Clever, funny and entertaining, it has a great cast and wonderful 1970s feel. As well as the show itself, there is an extended soundtrack and a superb mock interview with Tim Wynde (Berry) about the writing of the opera which alone is worth the price of the dvd.