Brand new Wallace and Gromit adventure is on its way

Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit are returning for a brand new adventure. (Image credit: Alamy)

Wallace and Gromit are about to find themselves on an all-new adventure as the cheese-loving pair return to our screens for more mishaps and mayhem. 

The BBC has announced that Aardman's beloved characters will star in a new, currently untitled, film set to air on BBC1 in the UK and Netflix around the rest of the world in 2024. 

A BBC statement says: "The new film will focus on Gromit’s concern that Wallace has become over-dependant on his inventions which proves justified when Wallace invents a “smart gnome” that seems to develop a mind of its own. 

"As events spiral out of control, it falls to Gromit to put aside his qualms and battle sinister forces or Wallace may never be able to invent again!"

Wallace and Gromit

Wallace and Gromit are back for a new adventure.  (Image credit: Alamy)

Sean Clarke, MD of Aardman, who brought us Shaun The Sheep, Early Man and Chicken Run, says: “Wallace and Gromit are so loved by everyone at Aardman – they’re like family to us, and we couldn’t be more excited to be creating a brand-new film for them to star in.

"When Nick came up with the concept for a ‘smart gnome’, we all agreed that Wallace would find the idea irresistible – despite warnings from Gromit, who is wise beyond his (dog) years. We’re sure audiences will find the story irresistible too.”

Wallace and Gromit

Can Gromit save Wallace from his ‘smart gnome’?!  (Image credit: Alamy)

Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer at the BBC says: “It’s incredibly exciting to be taking British audiences on a cracking new adventure with Wallace & Gromit and to be continuing our long relationship with Aardman and Nick Park following the success of Shaun the Sheep this Christmas.”

Created by Nick Park for Aardman, Wallace and Gromit have been entertaining the world with their capers, and this new movie will be the first release featuring the pair since A Matter of Loaf and Death was released in 2008.

Wallace and Gromit

Wallace loves inventing time-saving machines!  (Image credit: Alamy)

And Wallace and Gromit aren't the only characters making a return. They will be joined by Ginger and Rocky from Chicken Run who are set to star in a sequel to the 2000 box office hit.

The new movie will be called Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and follows Ginger, who, having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, has set up a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world.

When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland, the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat.

Claire Crick
Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch

Claire is Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch and has been a journalist for over 15 years, writing about everything from soaps and TV to beauty, entertainment, and even the Royal Family. After starting her career at a soap magazine, she ended up staying for 13 years, and over that time she’s pulled pints in the Rovers Return, sung karaoke in the Emmerdale village hall, taken a stroll around Albert Square, and visited Summer Bay Surf Club in sunny Australia. 


After learning some tricks of the trade at websites Digital Spy, Entertainment Daily, and Woman & Home, Claire landed a role at What’s On TV and whattowatch.com writing about all things TV and film, with a particular love for Aussie soaps, Strictly Come Dancing and Bake Off


She’s interviewed everyone from June Brown — AKA Dot Cotton — to Michelle Keegan, swapped cooking tips with baking legend Mary Berry backstage at the NTAs, and danced the night away with soap stars at countless awards bashes. There’s not a lot she doesn’t know about soaps and TV and can be very handy when a soapy question comes up in a pub quiz! 


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