Bring out the Wensleydale … Wallace & Gromit return after 16 years – only for their deadliest foe to put them at the mercy of a lawn ornament. We take an epic behind the scenes tour of their comeback
I have eyes just like Gromit’s. They’re in the palm of my hand.
For the last hour, I’ve been trying to create a replica of the Wrong Trousers star’s head as part of a behind-the-scenes tour of his creators’ studio – Bristol’s Aardman. I’ve rolled white clay into tiny spheres, pressed a miniscule blob of black into them so that a quizzical little eyeball stares back at me. Now, all I need to do is stick them on to the face I’ve sculpted (with the expert help of Aardman modeller Will Harding). I take hold of the miniature ball between my finger and thumb and … promptly drop it on the floor.
