Wallace & Gromit: The Collection (Blu-ray 4K)

Directed by Nick Park

Starring: Peter Sallis, Anne Reid, Sally Lindsay, Melissa Collier, Geraldine McEwan

Contributors: Bob Baker, Nick Park, Steve Pegram, Julian Nott, Rob Copeland, Christopher Moll, Michael Rose, Carla Shelley

Studio: BBC
Main Language: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 25 Nov 2024
Originally Issued: 2008
No of Discs: 3
Weight: 90g
Dimensions: 135 x 15 x 171 (mm)
Genre: Television
BBFC Cert: (PG) Parental Guidance.
Rental/Retail: Retail/Rental
Run Time: 110 minutes

Description

Four animated adventures featuring cheese-loving inventor Wallace (voice of Peter Sallis) and his long-suffering dog Gromit. In 'A Grand Day Out' (1989) Wallace runs out of his favourite Wensleydale cheese on Boxing Day and cannot find a shop open to replenish his stock. The only solution he can think of is to fly his homemade rocket to the biggest block of cheese in the universe: the moon.

In 'The Wrong Trousers' (1993) Wallace and Gromit cross paths with ruthless criminal Feathers McGraw, a penguin who disguises himself as a chicken and has a plan to use Wallace's Techno Trousers to commit robbery. In 'A Close Shave' (1995) Wallace becomes infatuated with Wendolene (Anne Reid) who owns a wool shop. Meanwhile, Gromit becomes interested in the case of some disappearing sheep and identifies Wendolene's dog Preston as the culprit.

However, when the devious dog frames Gromit for the crime and he is imprisoned, he needs Wallace and the sheep, led by Shaun, to break him out. Finally, in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' (2008), the pair have converted their home into the 'Top Bun' bakery - complete with a rooftop windmill - but with 12 local bakers having gone mysteriously missing, Gromit worries that they will soon complete the baker's dozen. Wallace, meanwhile, is oblivious to the danger, and with his master otherwise engaged, it's up to Gromit to solve the mystery before Wallace becomes the next victim.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Commentary: Audio commentaries.
• Other Documentary: 'The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit'; 'Inside 'The Wrong Trousers''; ''A Close Shave': How They Did It'; 'The Making of 'A Matter of Loaf & Death': How They Donut'; 'When Wallace Met Harvey'; 'A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman'; 'Cracking Contraptions'.