Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
11:05 am - 11:35 am, Wednesday, December 31 on CBBC HD (203)
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The duo open their own bakery, Top Bun, and business is soon booming - not least because a 'cereal killer' is targeting all the rival bakers in town. Even better, Wallace has caught the eye of local beauty Piella Bakewell, but Gromit is more concerned that his master might be the killer's next victim
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Cast & Crew
Peter Sallis
(Actor)
.. Wallace
Sally Lindsay
(Actor)
.. Piella Bakewell
Nick Park
(Director)
Bob Baker
(Writer)
Steve Pegram
(Producer)
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Did You Know..
Peter Sallis
(Actor)
.. Wallace
Born:
February 01, 1921
in
Twickenham, Middlesex
Best Known For:
Playing Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine and providing the voice of Wallace in Wallace & Gromit.
Early-life:
Peter Sallis was born on February 1, 1921, in Twickenham, Middlesex. His first job was as a bank clerk and he held no desire to be an actor until he became an RAF instructor during the Second World War. One of his pupils, Peter Bridge, asked him to play the leading part in Noel Coward's Hay Fever at the YMCA. Peter never looked back and eventually maked his TV debut in a 1947 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Career:
Roles in films such as Doctor in Love, The Mouse on the Moon, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and Charlie Bubbles followed. BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine made him a household name. He featured in all 295 episodes as Norman Clegg between 1973 and 2010. He also played his character's father in short-lived prequel First of the Summer Wine. He was also the voice of Wallace of Wallace & Gromit fame in the acclaimed A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and A Matter of Loaf and Death. He was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours list for services to drama. He died on June 2, 2017 at the age of 96.
Quote:
"I don't eat it, because of the cholesterol effect. I've never eaten much in the way of cheese ever. However, I don't mind pretending that I like it."
Trivia:
When Sallis was first asked by Nick Park to voice Wallace for a student film, he donatated his £50 fee to charity.
Sally Lindsay
(Actor)
.. Piella Bakewell
Born:
July 08, 1973
in
Stockport
Quote:
"Being on a soap is the best training you'll ever have."
Trivia:
Lindsay performed as Dolly Parton on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes.
Best Known For:
Coronation Street and Mount Pleasant.
Early-life:
Sally was born in Stockport on July 8, 1973. She has a younger brother, Christopher, with whom she's very close - she was the best man at his wedding. Her first brush with showbusiness came when, as a member of the St Winifred's Choir, she two weeks at number one thanks to the song Grandma. After school, she studied English language and literature at Hull University.
Career:
Lindsay performed stand-up before turning to acting. Her TV debut came in an episode of The Royle Family in 2000. A year later she made a brief appearance alongside close friend Peter Kay in his cult sitcom Phoenix Nights. A few months on, Lindsay played Shelley Unwin for the first time in Coronation Street, a role she played until 2006. Since then, she has starred in Reggie Perrin, Scott & Bailey, Mount Pleasant, Still Open All Hours and Ordinary Lies.
Nick Park
(Director)
Bob Baker
(Writer)
Steve Pegram
(Producer)
