A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Dec 26, 2015

0h 59m

★ 7.0

Overview

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

Genres

Documentary

Animation

Production Companies

Aardman

BBC

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman Trailers

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Julie Walters

Self - Aardman Co-Founder

David Sproxton

Self - Aardman Co-Founder

Peter Lord

Self - CEO of DreamWorks Animation

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer

John Lasseter

Self - Creator of 'The Simpsons'

Matt Groening

Self - Director and Animator

Terry Gilliam

Self - Director 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille'

Brad Bird

Self - 'Flushed Away' and 'Arthur Christmas'

Bill Nighy

Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf

Martin Freeman

Self - Voice of Charles Darwin

David Tennant

Self - Voice of The Pirate Captain

Hugh Grant

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