A Matter of Loaf and Death

A Matter of Loaf and Death
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GenreBlack comedy
Mystery
Romance
Created byNick Park
Based onWallace & Gromit
by Nick Park
Screenplay byNick Park
Bob Baker
Directed byNick Park
StarringPeter Sallis
Ben Whitehead
Sally Lindsay
ComposerJulian Nott
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersPeter Lord
David Sproxton
Bob Baker
Miles Bullough
Nick Park
ProducerSteve Pegram
CinematographyDave Alex Riddett
EditorDavid McCormick
Running time29 minutes
Production companyAardman Animations
Budget£3 million
Original release
NetworkABC1
Release3 December 2008 (2008-12-03)[1]
NetworkBBC One
Release25 December 2008 (2008-12-25)
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Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death is a 2008 British stop motion animated short film produced by Aardman Animations and created by Nick Park. It is the fourth short to star the titular characters of the Wallace & Gromit series,[2] the first one since A Close Shave in 1995.[3]

A Matter of Loaf and Death is a murder mystery, including a serial killer murdering bakers. Wallace and Gromit operate a bakery business, during which Gromit tries to solve the case before Wallace himself ends up as the killer's latest and final victim.[4] It was the last Wallace & Gromit film before the retirement of Wallace's voice actor Peter Sallis in 2010 preceding his death in 2017. The short was also one of the most watched television specials in the United Kingdom in 2008 and received critical acclaim. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, and won a BAFTA and an Annie Award for Best Short Animation and Best Animated Short Subject respectively in 2009.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference abc-screening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Wallace & Gromit Say Cheese!". E! Online. 25 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Wallace and Gromit return to TV". BBC News. 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Aardman Rights Takes Wallace & Gromit, Timmy On International Adventure". Animation World Network. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.

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