The Gruffalo's Child
Animated film based on the classic children's picture book. A little Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse...
Animated film based on the best-selling children's picture book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler.
One wild and windy night, the Gruffalo's child ignores her father's warnings and bravely tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse. She meets Snake, Owl and Fox, but there is no sign of the fabled Mouse. He doesn't really exist... or does he?
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The Gruffalo's child meets Fox
Duration: 01:14
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Gruffalo | Robbie Coltrane |
| Gruffalo's Child | Shirley Henderson |
| Mouse | James Corden |
| Owl | John Hurt |
| Fox | Tom Wilkinson |
| Snake | Rob Brydon |
| Mother Squirrel | Helena Bonham Carter |
| First Little Squirrel | Sam Lewis |
| Second Little Squirrel | Phoebe Givron-Taylor |
| Writer | Julia Donaldson |
| Writer | Axel Scheffler |
| Producer | Martin Pope |
| Producer | Michael Rose |
| Director | Uwe Heidschotter |
| Director | Johannes Weiland |
Broadcasts
Christmas Day 2011 18:30- Boxing Day 2011 09:35
Fri 30 Dec 2011 19:30- Christmas Eve 2012 16:35
Thu 27 Dec 2012 17:30BBC HD- Christmas Day 2013 09:00
- Sun 5 Jan 2014 19:30
- Christmas Eve 2014 15:50
- Sun 28 Dec 2014 19:30
- Christmas Day 2015 19:00
- Tue 29 Dec 2015 16:00
- Tue 27 Dec 2016 15:25
- Thu 28 Dec 2017 15:45
- Christmas Day 2018 09:25
- Sun 21 Apr 2019 15:15
- Christmas Eve 2019 10:15
- Christmas Day 2020 09:25
- Christmas Eve 2021 11:15
- Sat 16 Apr 2022 08:35
- Sun 17 Apr 2022 17:05
Wed 20 Apr 2022 10:10- Mon 8 Aug 2022 08:35
- Mon 19 Sep 2022 10:15
- Thu 27 Oct 2022 08:35
- Sun 4 Dec 2022 09:30
- Boxing Day 2022 09:55
- Mon 31 Jul 2023 17:00
- Thu 24 Aug 2023 17:00
- Sat 16 Dec 2023 10:25
- Boxing Day 2023 09:20
- Wed 27 Dec 2023 08:15
- Tue 26 Mar 2024 08:35
- Fri 5 Apr 2024 08:30
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