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The Tiger Who Came to Tea

2019

23 min.

Kids & Family

Adventure

Animation

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100%

7 Reviews

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100%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Audience Score

A young girl befriends a tiger and invites him over for tea.

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Jamie W

So authentic to the book with a great song in the middle. Really captures the spirit of the book.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/23

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Robin Shaw

Director

Benedict Cumberbatch

Voice

David Oyelowo

Voice

Tamsin Greig

Voice

David Walliams

Voice

Paul Whitehouse

Voice

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Scott Bryan

BBC.com

It's distinctively a Judith Kerr book and distinctively British, and that is part of its strength. It's an instant classic.

Jul 15, 2020

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Anita Singh

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Child actor Clara Ross was a lovely, natural Sophie. The rest of the cast, including Tamsin Greig and Benedict Cumberbatch, were understated. Even the Robbie Williams song was pleasingly restrained.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 31, 2019

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Suzi Feay

Financial Times

Just as in the original, the whimsical exuberance finally mutates into a wistful melancholy. This feels like an instant Christmas classic.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 31, 2019

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Alison Rowat

The Herald (Scotland)

Kerr, having overseen the project, had ensured everything knitted together into the cosiest of Christmas jumpers. I'll wager we will be seeing the tea-taking tiger again.

Dec 31, 2019

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Flora Carr

Radio Times

Although the film is set on a summery day, the broadcaster's Christmas Eve offering perfectly captures the nostalgia that many viewers will be looking for during the festive season.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 31, 2019

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Synopsis

A young girl befriends a tiger and invites him over for tea.

Director: Robin Shaw
Screenwriter: Joanna Harrison, Judith Kerr
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)