Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave


12:00 pm - 12:40 pm, Today on U&Gold HD (359)

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About this Broadcast

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Nick Park's Oscar-winning animated characters embark on their third adventure. Wallace falls in love with the proprietor of the local wool shop - only for Gromit to be framed for sheep rustling. With the voices of Peter Sallis and Anne Reid


HD subtitles 16x9
Animated Movie/Drama Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

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Peter Sallis (Actor) .. Wallace
Anne Reid (Actor) .. Wendolene
Nick Park (Director)

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Did You Know..

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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.
Anne Reid (Actor) .. Wendolene
Born: May 28, 1935 in Newcastle upon Tyne
Best Known For: Coronation Street and dinnerladies.
Early-life: Born May 28, 1935, in Newcastle. The majority of her family worked in the newspaper industry, including her father, grandfather and uncle; her three brothers followed in their footsteps. When her father was made the Daily Telegraph's special correspondent for the Middle East, she was sent to boarding school in Wales and only saw her parents during the summer holidays. It was while at school that her acting talent was spotted and she was encouraged to audition for Rada.
Career: Reid started out as a stage manager, then worked in rep. Her first TV work came alongside Benny Hill, but it was playing Ken Barlow's tragic wife Valerie in Coronation Street for 10 years that turned her into a household name - more than 18 million viewers tuned in to see her character die in 1971. She later took a break from acting to raise a family, but returned in the 1980s, cropping up in several popular TV shows before showing her comedy prowess in dinnerladies in 1999. In the years since, Reid has landed some fantastic roles that have enabled her to show off her range as an actress. She was particularly daring in 2003's The Mother, in which her character had an affair with Daniel Craig. She's since appeared in Upstairs, Downstairs, Five Days, New Tricks, Doctor Who, Marchlands, In Love with Barbara, Moving On, Song for Marion and Last Tango in Halifax.
Quote: On nudity: "I looked in the mirror and said: 'You can't show this to the British public - it's going to put everyone off their tea'."
Trivia: Reid was awarded an MBE in 2010.
Nick Park (Director)

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