Chicken Run
- 2000 film
Award-winning animation telling the story of a band of hens doomed to a life of egg-laying on a Yorkshire chicken farm. Stars Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Tony Haygarth and more.
- Repeated Tuesday at 10am on BBC1
Chicken Run trivia
In meetings dating as early as 1996, celebrated screenwriter Jack Rosenthal co-wrote the original treatment, as well as writing the first draft script, for the film. He was later replaced on the project by Karey Kirkpatrick.