It’s going to be a very Gromit Christmas! Wallace and Gromit Coming Back to the BBC

Photo From the BBC Press Release

The BBC announced today that classic claymation duo Wallace and Gromit will be coming back to the BBC this Christmas with a short titled “A Matter of Loaf and Death.” It will air Christmas Day on BBC One.

It’s been quite a long time since Wallace and Gromit graced the screens of the BBC, where they became famous with their 3 half hour clay animated shorts. The last time we saw Wallace and Gromit was in 2005 in “The Curse of the Were-rabbit.”

From the BBC Press Release:

In this new masterpiece, viewers will catch up with Wallace and Gromit, who have opened a new bakery – Top Bun.

Business is booming, not least because a deadly Cereal Killer is targeting all the bakers in town and so competition is drying up.

Gromit is worried that they may be the next victims but Wallace couldn’t care – he’s fallen head over heels in love with Piella Bakewell, former star of the Bake-O-Lite bread commercials.

So Gromit is left to run things on his own when he’d much rather be getting better acquainted with Piella’s lovely pet poodle Fluffles.

Before long Gromit makes a shocking discovery which points to the killer’s true identity. Can he save his master from becoming the next baker to be butchered? And does Fluffles know more than she is saying?

It’s a classic “who-doughnut” mystery.

I’m greatly looking forward to the return of the dynamic duo to their original short film format, which I think suits them better. It’s sure to be a cracking good time. I can’t wait!