Synopsis

A mysterious penguin and a pair of automated techno-trousers are the catalysts for a fast-moving comedy thriller, in which mild mannered Wallace finds himself an unwitting accomplice to a daring diamond robbery. His faithful dog, Gromit turns detective in a desperate attempt to save his master, but even he finds his ingenuity tested to the full as events build towards a spectacular and hilarious climax – a train chase around Wallace’s living room!

Nick Park

Nick Park is a fourtime Academy Award winner, three in the category of Best Animated Short Film - Creature Comforts, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave and more recently in the category for Best Animated Feature Film for The Curse of The WereRabbit. All four films were created and produced at Aardman, where Park is a co-director with founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton. Over the years with Aardman, Park has also served as a director and animator on numerous projects including pop promos, title sequences and inserts for children’s television.