The Tellyscope

Oct 12, 2002

0h 2m

★ 7.5

Overview

It has always been Gromit’s job to walk over and switch the TV channels on Wallace’s aging set. Wallace decides to save his legs by inventing a simple “remote control” device. Unfortunately, though the machine provides fingertip control, it is hardly “instant”. When Wallace turns on the TV and is confronted by a hard-hitting penguin documentary, he needs to change channel fast. That’s when Wallace realises the flaw in his design…

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

Aardman

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Cast

Wallace (voice)

Peter Sallis

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6.8

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6.7

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6.0

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6.6

Hi Stranger

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7.8

Fantastic Mr. Fox

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4.3

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0.0

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0.0

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5.5

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0.0

Deset malých černoušků

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No overview available.

10.0

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7.8

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6.6

James and the Giant Peach

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5.8

A Few Pages From the Life of a Ghost

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0.0

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5.8

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6.7

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4.3

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0.0

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