Gromit

Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit
Genre	Clay animation Comedy
Written by	Bob Baker Nick Park Steve Box Mark Burton
Directed by	Nick Park Steve Box Merlin Crossingham
Starring	Peter Sallis (1990–2011) Ben Whitehead (2009, 2011–present)
Theme music composer	Julian Nott
Opening theme	"Wallace and Gromit"
Composer(s)	Julian Nott
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	4 30-minute films 1 feature film 1 6-part TV series 10 2-minute shorts 1 BBC Proms special
Production
Location(s)	Bristol, England
Cinematography	Andy MacCormack Dave Alex Riddett
Running time	4 × 30 minutes 1 × 85 minutes 6 × 30-minute TV episodes 10 × 2 minutes 1 × 45-minute Proms special
Production company(s)	Aardman Animations DreamWorks Animation (feature film)
Release
Original network	Channel 4 BBC One BBC Two KidsCo S4C in the BBC Cymru Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (UK and Ireland)
Picture format	4:3 (1990–1993) 16:9 (1995–present)
Original release	24 December 1990 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Shaun the Sheep Timmy Time
External links
Official Site	www.wallaceandgromit.com

Wallace and Gromit is a British clay animation comedy series created by Nick Park of Aardman Animations. The series consists of four short films and a feature-length film. The series centres on Wallace, a good-natured, eccentric, cheese-loving inventor, along with his companion Gromit, a silent yet loyal and intelligent anthropomorphic dog. Wallace was originally voiced by veteran actor Peter Sallis, but as of 2011, this role has been passed on to Ben Whitehead. Gromit remains silent, communicating only through means of facial expressions and body language.

Because of their widespread popularity, the characters have been described as positive international icons of both modern British culture and British people in general. BBC News called them "some of the best-known and best-loved stars to come out of the UK".Icons has said they have done "more to improve the image of the English world-wide than any officially appointed ambassadors". The films have received critical acclaim, with three of the short films, A Grand Day Out (1989), The Wrong Trousers (1993) and A Close Shave (1995), having 100% positive ratings on the aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes; the feature film, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), gained a 95% rating. The feature film is also the second highest-grossing stop motion animated film ever, only behind Chicken Run, another Nick Park creation.