The Wrong Trousers
- TV comedy
- BBC Two
- 1993
- 1 episode
Oscar-winning claymation from Nick Park. It is Gromit's birthday, and Wallace gives him a pair of mechanical techno trousers that cause a stir. Stars Peter Sallis.
- Repeated tomorrow at 5:55pm on CBBC
Press clippings
Wallace & Gromit: the films, ranked
With the most recent set to make it debut on our screens this Christmas, what better time to rank the Wallace and Gromit oeuvre?
Vicky Jessop, Evening Standard, 6th November 2024Aardman plans for Wrong Trousers 30th
The 30th anniversary celebrations coincide with the production of a brand-new Wallace & Gromit film - the first since 2008's A Matter Of Loaf And Death.
Televisual, 23rd January 2023The greatest Christmas TV moments of all time ranked
The greatest Christmas TV moment of all-time is the Only Fools And Horses 'Batman and Robin' episode.
A poll of 2,000 adults who celebrate Christmas found the hilarious moment from 1996 where Del Boy and Rodney unknowingly prevent a crime - while dressed as the dynamic duo - is top of the tree.
Jake Penkethman, The Sun, 30th November 2022Wallace & Gromit set for Preston statue
Wallace & Gromit are set to have their own "cracking" statue in animator Nick Park's home of Preston.
The comedy duo will be sculpted in a bid to draw more visitors to the Lancashire city as covid rules ease.
BBC, 5th June 2021Why I reach for Aardman in dark times
Full of visual wit and narrative ingenuity, the tactile warmth and joie de vivre of these Aardman animations is soul-invigorating.
Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian, 5th April 2020Aardman's 20 best films - ranked!
From early experiments in claymation TV to its forthcoming Shaun the Sheep big-screen sequel, we rate the animation studio's output.
Andrew Pulver, The Guardian, 19th September 2019Aardman Animations celebrates 40 years in Bristol
The creators of Wallace and Gromit, Morph and Shaun the Sheep are celebrating 40 years in the animation business..
BBC News, 5th September 2016Wrong Trousers Day 2011 from Wallace & Gromit
It's 24 June 2011 so, naturally, it's the perfect day to don your wackiest trousers and go to work. Why, is probably your immediate question. Easy enough. It's officially Wrong Trousers Day 2011, deemed so by the Wallace and Gromit Foundation which raises funds for children in hospitals and hospices across the UK.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 24th June 2011