Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention | |
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Genre | Science Animation Comedy |
Created by | Nick Park |
Based on | Wallace and Gromit by Nick Park |
Written by | Alex Pascall Richard Hansome |
Directed by | Merlin Crossingham |
Voices of | Peter Sallis Ashley Jensen John Sparkes |
Theme music composer | Julian Nott |
Opening theme | Bunker Sonix |
Composer | Bunker Sonix |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Executive producers | Nick Park Peter Lord David Sproxton |
Cinematography | David Alex Riddett |
Running time | 30 Minutes |
Production company | Aardman Animations |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 3 November 8 December 2010 | –
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Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention is a British science-themed miniseries, starring Peter Sallis, Ashley Jensen, Jem Stansfield, and John Sparkes, produced by Aardman Animations, which aired on BBC One during 2010, from 3 November to 8 December.[1] The programme focuses on inventions based around various themes, and consists of live-action films interlaced with animated claymation segments hosted by characters Wallace and Gromit, featuring a side-plot connected to that episode's theme. While Sallis reprises his role as the voice of Wallace, live-action film segments were either narrated by Jensen or presented by Stansfield, with Sparkes providing the voice of Wallace and Gromit's unseen archivist Goronwy, a unique character for the programme.
The programme ran for six episodes and was the last production that Sallis performed in before his retirement from acting due to ill health. Its creation was aimed by the BBC at inspiring a new generation of inventors, according to a press statement released prior to the programme's broadcast.[2]