Close Shave, A
Date: 1995
Director: Nick Park
Production Company: Aardman Animations, BBC Bristol, Wallace & Gromit
Stars: The voices of Peter Sallis and Anne Reid
Location(s): Bristol (Studio)
Region(s): South West
Storyline:
While inventor Wallace has a whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop, his dog Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.
Additional Information:
Page compiled by Phil Wilkinson
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A passing lorry causes cutlery and cocoa cups to vibrate in the bedrooms at 62 West Wallaby Street in Wigan.
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When traffic lights change to red causing the lorry to stop, a Sheep breaks free from the lorry as it comes to a stand.
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A call from Wendolene Ramsbottom at the Wool Shop in the High Street has window cleaners Wallace (voiced by Peter Sallis) and Gromit launch into action. Facing the front of fictional 62 West Wallaby Street in Wigan, which is also seen in 'Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'.
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As the "Wash 'n' Go Window Cleaning Service" motorcycle combination approaches the High Street, Gromit prepares his ladder.
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Wedging the foot of the ladder in a gulley, Gromit is sprung towards the upper floors of the Wool Shop as Wallace brakes.
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Returning home, the inventor and his faithful dog discover that the contents of the house have been ruined by the hungry Sheep that escaped from the lorry. Outside 62 West Wallaby Street.
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While Wallace romances Wendolene, Shaun the sheep sees her dog Preston drive away from the shop's yard in the green lorry he escaped from.
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Wallace, Shaun and a column of Sheep help Gromit to escape from prison after he's sentenced to life for being a "killer dog".
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Lying low with the fugitive, Wallace suggests that Gromit should skip the country.
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After Wallace and Gromit witness Sheep being loaded into the green lorry, Preston reverses into a barn as the pair follow on their motorcycle combination.
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With Gromit's sidecar becoming detached before Wendolene and the Sheep are rescued from the lorry, Preston drives beneath a bridge.
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Acrobatics allow Wallace and Wendolene to follow before Preston's braking causes them all to end up in the back of the lorry.
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In the flying sidecar, Gromit heads towards the town's clock tower.
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Nearby, a billboard slides to reveal an entrance that allows the lorry to enter Preston's dog food factory.
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As the secret door closes, Gromit flies over the High Street.