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 201118:30
- Boxing Day 201109:35
Fri 30 Dec 201119:30- Christmas Eve 201216:35
Thu 27 Dec 201217:30BBC HD- Christmas Day 201309:00
- Sun 5 Jan 201419:30
- Christmas Eve 201415:50
- Sun 28 Dec 201419:30
- Christmas Day 201519:00
- Tue 29 Dec 201516:00
- Tue 27 Dec 201615:25
- Thu 28 Dec 201715:45
- Christmas Day 201809:25
- Sun 21 Apr 201915:15
- Christmas Eve 201910:15
- Christmas Day 202009:25
- Christmas Eve 202111:15
Sat 16 Apr 202208:35- Sun 17 Apr 202217:05
Wed 20 Apr 202210:10- Mon 8 Aug 202208:35
- Mon 19 Sep 202210:15
- Thu 27 Oct 202208:35
- Sun 4 Dec 202209:30
- Boxing Day 202209:55
- Mon 31 Jul 202317:00
- Thu 24 Aug 202317:00
- Sat 16 Dec 202310:25
- Boxing Day 202309:20
- Wed 27 Dec 202308:15
- Tue 26 Mar 202408:35
- Fri 5 Apr 202408:30
- Mon 29 Jul 202408:35
- Thu 22 Aug 202408:30
- Christmas Day 202409:50BBC One except HD
- Wed 16 Apr 202508:35
- Sun 11 May 202514:30BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
- Sun 11 May 202515:30BBC One except HD & Wales
- Thu 17 Jul 202508:35
- Sun 17 Aug 202519:05
- Sat 22 Nov 202513:25BBC One except HD
- Sat 6 Dec 202515:30
- Thu 11 Dec 202517:10
- Boxing Day 202510:15BBC One except HD
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