Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno trousers created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal.
- robbery
- inventor
- diamond
- human animal relationship
- penguin
- telecontrol
- villain
- surrealism
- anthropomorphism
- betrayal
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Directed
- Nick Park
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 1,196 ratings
- Studio
- Aardman, BBC Bristol Productions, BBC Lionheart Television, Wallace and Gromit, BBC Children's Productions
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1990A Grand Day Out
Where it starts.
The Wrong Trousers
1993 · You’re here
A Close Shave
1996
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
