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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ buys Wallace and Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has acquired the exclusive UK terrestrial TV rights to the new Aardman feature-length animated movie Wallace and Gromit - The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit it announced today.
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Comedian Peter Kay, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes supply the voices, along with Last of the Summer Wine stalwart Peter Sallis, once again the voice of Wallace.
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As well as acquiring the rights to this, the first Wallace and Gromit feature, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has renewed its deal to show the three Wallace and Gromit films - A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave - plus Cracking Contraptions, a collection of shorts.
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Controller of Acquisitions, George McGhee, said: "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is the hotly anticipated family film of the year and we're delighted to be able to bring it to a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ audience.
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"This deal continues our strong relationship with Aardman and we're pleased to able to acquire quality British films as part of our commitment to investment in British talent."
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In Wallace and Gromit - The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, it's 'vege-mania' in Wallace and Gromit's neighbourhood, and our two enterprising chums are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, Anti-Pesto.
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With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, business is booming, but Wallace and Gromit are finding out that running a humane pest control outfit has its drawbacks as their West Wallaby Street home fills to the brim with captive rabbits.
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Suddenly, a huge, mysterious, veg-ravaging 'beast' begins attacking the town's sacred vegetable plots at night, and the competition hostess, Lady Tottington, commissions Anti-Pesto to catch it and save the day.
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Lying in wait however is Lady Tottington's snobby suitor, Victor Quartermaine, who'd rather shoot the beast and secure the position of local hero - not to mention Lady Tottingon's hand in marriage.
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With the fate of the competition in the balance, Lady Tottington is eventually forced to allow Victor to hunt down the vegetable chomping marauder.
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Little does she know that his real intent could have dire consequences for her... and our two heroes.
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The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ plans to transmit The Curse of the Were-Rabbit on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE in 2008.
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Chicken Run, the first full length feature from Aardman, transmitted on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ ONE in 2003.
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Wallace and Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit will be shown in British Cinemas from October 2005.
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