A Close Shave. Copyright: Aardman Animations / BBC
A Close Shave
- TV comedy drama
- BBC Two
- 1995
- 1 episode
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; but not all is well for Gromit. Stars Peter Sallis and Anne Reid.
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