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A Close Shave

"A cracking wacky adventure."

1996

0h 30m

7.6(936 votes)

Family

Animation

Comedy

Overview

Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.

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Production Companies

Aardman

BBC Bristol Productions

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

2 members

Acting

Peter Sallis

Wallace (voice)

Peter Sallis

Acting

Anne Reid

Wendolene (voice)

Anne Reid

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