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A Grand Night In: The Story Of Aardman. Copyright: BBC
A Grand Night In: The Story Of Aardman

A Grand Night In: The Story Of Aardman

  • TV documentary
  • BBC One
  • 2015
  • 1 episode

Documentary about Aardman Animations and their celebrated comedy characters, including Morph, Wallace & Gromit and Shaun The Sheep. Features David Tennant, Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Terry Gilliam and more.

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A Grand Night In: The Story Of Aardman. Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2015
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
1
Features
David Tennant, Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Terry Gilliam, David Sproxton, Peter Lord, Timothy Spall and more
Directors
Merlin Crossingham and Richard Mears
Producers
Nathalie McCarty, Helen Argo, Richard Mears and Caroline Wright
Company

Join Wallace and Gromit for the great British success that is Aardman Animations.

Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man and his dog first came to life.

Featuring David Tennant, Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman and many more voices from the world of plasticine.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 26th December 2015 at 2:25pm on BBC One
Episode length
1 hour
Most recent repeats
  • Saturday 21st December 2024 at 2:00pm on BBC1
  • Sunday 15th May 2022 at 3:05pm on BBC2
  • Sunday 12th December 2021 at 11:30pm on BBC4

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