Wallace and Gromit in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' (2008) (TV)

Director:

Nick Park

Writers:

Nick Park (written by) &
Bob Baker (written by)

Release Date:

3 December 2008 (Australia)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

Plot:

Wallace and his dog, Gromit, open a bakery and get tied up with a murder mystery. But, when Wallace falls in love Gromit is left to solve the case.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Wallace And Gromit | Baker | Bakery | Dog

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Peter Sallis	...	Wallace (voice)
Sally Lindsay	...	Piella Bakewell (voice)
Melissa Collier	...	Fluffles (voice)
Sarah Laborde	...	Bake O Lite Singer (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geraldine McEwan	...	Miss Thripp (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Whitehead	...	Bob the Baker (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Park

Writing credits
Nick Park		(written by) &
Bob Baker		(written by)

Produced by
Miles Bullough	....	executive producer
Peter Lord	....	executive producer
Steve Pegram	....	producer
David Sproxton	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Julian Nott

Cinematography by
Dave Alex Riddett		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David McCormick

Art Direction by
Matt Perry

Production Management
Richard Beek	....	production manager (as Richard 'Beeky' Beek)
Jacqueline White	....	head of production

Art Department
Arlene Arrell	....	puppet maker
Chris Booth	....	puppet maker
Rachel Bowen	....	set dress / prop maker
Andy Brown	....	set dress / prop maker
Sophie Brown	....	set dress / prop maker
Paul Bryant	....	set dress / prop maker
Claire Cohen	....	senior puppet maker
Claire Drewett	....	senior puppet maker
Jon Frier	....	senior puppet maker
Fred Gray	....	scenic artist
Will Harding	....	puppet maker
Mathew Healey	....	carpenter / prop maker (as Matthew Healey)
Helen Javes	....	set dress / prop maker
Nancy Jones	....	puppet maker
Anne King	....	senior puppet maker
Jane Kite	....	prop supervisor
Sarah Laborde	....	assistant art director
Phil Lewis	....	set production designer
Gavin Lines	....	graphic designer
Stuart Mallaber	....	set dress / prop maker
Gary Roberts	....	puppet maker
Michael Salter	....	storyboard artist
Jay Anfield Smart	....	puppet maker
Debbie Smith	....	senior puppet maker
Andy Spradbery	....	senior puppet maker
Jo Symanowski	....	draughtsperson
Harriet Thomas	....	senior puppet maker
David Vinicombe	....	storyboard artist
Cathryn Webber	....	carpenter / prop maker
Ellie Weston	....	senior puppet maker
Manon Wright	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Will Norie	....	additional dubbing editor
David Peacock	....	adr recordist (as Dave Peacock)
Adrian Rhodes	....	sound designer
Chris Stock	....	voice track breakdown
Dafydd Archard	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)
Tony Curran	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Nick Del-Molino	....	mix assistant (uncredited)
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Will Norie	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Israel Hernández	....	model maker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Tim Brade	....	visual effects
Hugh Brazier	....	visual effects
George Milburn	....	motion control
Lizzie Spivey	....	puppet production manager
Zoe Starzak	....	puppet production manager
Bram Ttwheam	....	visual effects supervisor
Philip Child	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Barrett	....	rigger
Charles Copping	....	lighting camera
Richard Hosken	....	gaffer
Richard Modlen	....	rigger
Sam Morris	....	camera assistant
Clive Scott	....	lighting
Alan Scrase	....	rigger
Churton Season	....	camera assistant
Paul Smith	....	lighting camera
Ben Stradling	....	camera assistant

Animation Department
Sara Barbas	....	assistant animator
Will Becher	....	character animator
Dug Calder	....	character animator
Joanne Chalkley	....	character animator (as Jo Chalkley)
Merlin Crossingham	....	supervising animator
Steve Edge	....	assistant animator
Alison Evans	....	character animator
Jo Fenton	....	character animator
Jay Grace	....	character animator
Wendy Griffiths	....	character animator
Seamus Malone	....	character animator
Dave Osmand	....	character animator
Suzy Parr	....	character animator
Elodie Poncon	....	assistant animator
Loyd Price	....	character animator
Dan Ramsay	....	character animator
Claire Rolls	....	character animator
Christopher Sadler	....	character animator
Jan Sanger	....	puppet production designer
Justin Smith	....	assistant animator
Andy Symanowski	....	character animator
Darren Thomson	....	character animator
Dean Watson	....	assistant animator
Ian Whitlock	....	character animator
Lee Wilton	....	character animator

Editorial Department
Angharad Owen	....	additional editor
Andrew Ward	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Lewis Jones	....	assistant music engineer
Simon Rhodes	....	music scoring mixer (uncredited)

Other crew
Tom Barnes	....	production technology
Ben Barrowman	....	production runner
Richard Bowen	....	production runner
Mark Burton	....	creative consultant
David Button	....	assistant floor manager
Richard Crocombe	....	production technology
Ian Fleming	....	production technology
Pete Forde	....	production technology
Lew Gardiner	....	production technology
Richard Goleszowski	....	creative consultant
Alan Gregory	....	production technology
Bob Gregory	....	production technology
Richard Hansom	....	development executive
Guy Holme	....	production technology
Sam Horton	....	production runner
Stef Ingram	....	production assistant
Angie Last	....	assistant: Nick Park
Suzi Little	....	production technology
Emily Metcalfe	....	p.a.
John Morrissey	....	production technology
Kate Munkenbeck	....	production coordinator
Sarah Powell	....	production assistant
Paul Reeves	....	production technology
Morgan Roe	....	production technology
Nathan Sale Sr.	....	production technology
Luke Smith	....	production technology
Ben Whitehead	....	read in artist
Andy Woodland	....	production technology

Production Companies

• Aardman Animations (as Aardman)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2008) (UK) (TV)
• Lumière Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection)
• Lumière Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection)
• Shorts International (2010) (worldwide) (all media)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2008) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Jeff Cliff Models (specialist props and vehicles) (as Jeff Cliff Model Effects)

Other Companies

• Cod Steaks  set construction
• De Lane Lea  sound re-recording
• John Wright Modelmaking  specialist props and vehicles (as John Wright Model Making)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Bristol, England, UK

Company:

Aardman Animations

Trivia:

The shoes worn by the main female character all bear the manufacturer label "Poochi."

Goofs:

Continuity: When Piella leaves Wallace & Gromits Home, and cycles away. The scene pans to the hallway of their house and Piella's hat and coat are hanging up, yet she has just left.

Quotes:

[Wallace and Gromit are in the baker's van]
Wallace:How's that breakfast coming on?
[Gromit presses a button on the car radio and a slice of cremated toast pops out from the cassette slot]
Wallace:Well done, lad.
[looks at the burnt toast]
Wallace:*Very* well done.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010: Animation (2010)

Soundtrack:

Unchained Melody

A little bit of English clay

Nick Park's favourite creations Wallace and Grommit are back for another short feature, and 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' will appeal to all who loved the earlier stories. Perhaps the duo's latest outing lacks some of the freshness of their original appearances; but the detail of Park's gentle parodies of a certain vision of Englishness is as loving and humorous as ever, and the claymation approach saves the film from the curse of excess speed that mars much computer-generated animation. In some ways, the Wallace and Grommit films feel as if they belong to the world they depict, rather than our own, coarser one; long may they continue!