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The most popular TV show last Christmas, this easily stands up to a repeat viewing four months later. It's the sort of film you should keep in your bathroom cabinet for emergencies: In case of bad mood, press play.

So if you somehow missed it before, don't let it get away this time. We find our animated heroes hard at work at their new Top Bun bakery but a dozen bakers have already fallen foul of an evil cereal killer and guess who's next...

Sally Lindsay voices Piella Bakewell, the woman who makes Wallace go gooey, and even Gromit's head is turned by her poodle Fluffles.

It's stuffed with all the charm and invention you'd expect, plus some sweet nods to other films such as Ghost.

Funny, fantastically inventive, warm and just wonderful, this W&G adventure was the most watched TV programme last Christmas. It's packed with multiple layers of jokes and plenty of fine visual gags, including delightful homages to movies - from The Matrix to Ghost - and it loses none of its charm with a repeat viewing. The ever resourceful pair are now earning their living as bakers, and once more Wallace's (Peter Sallis) soft heart gets him into trouble when he falls for Bake-o-Lite girl Piella Bakewell (voiced by Sally Lindsay). But she's trouble, and it's up to Gromit - whose gloriously expressive eyebrows say everything - to save the day.