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In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.


An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper. 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.

Matt Berry
Innkeeper / Tim Wynde

Julian Barratt
Tony Iscariot

Julia Davis
Ruth

Richard Ayoade
Joseph

Matt Lucas
God

Noel Fielding
Shepherd
Tom Hillenbrand
Shephard

Karl Theobald
Shepherd

Lydia Fox
Wise Man

Lucy Montgomery
Wise Man
AD/BC: A Rock Opera is a comedy, music film released in 2004 exploring themes of parody, rock musical, nativity. Directed by Richard Ayoade, it stars Matt Berry, Julian Barratt, Julia Davis. An all-singing, all-dancing, star-spangled musical leap around the biblical story of the Nativity, set in 1972. With a comic twist, this familiar story is brought to life through the eyes of the innkeeper. 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.
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