Wallace and Gromit Vengeance Most Fowl is a Christmas cracker with plenty of nods to Preston

Wallace and Gromit were back on our screens for more than 15 years with their robotic friend Pic: BBC

For the first time in 16 years, Preston-born filmmaker Nick Park brings a brand new adventure for the beloved British duo.

Since 1989, Nick Park has been delighting audiences all over the world with the bonkers inventor and his reliable pooch.

The director, writer, producer and animator grew up in Penwortham and Walton-le-Dale and through his career has created projects such as the Wallace & Gromit films, Chicken Run, Creature Comforts, Shaun the Sheep and Early Man.

Along the way he has received four Academy Awards and five BAFTA Awards amongst many others including the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2006 for Wallace and Gromit’s first feature-length adventure, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

The last time audiences saw Wallace and Gromit star in their own caper was back on Christmas Day 2008 in A Matter of Loaf and Death where the two had their own bread business and faced off against serial killer, Piella Bakewell.

Now the iconic pair are back for a Christmas treat on BBC One where they reunite with a silent but deadly enemy and Wallace invents his best invention yet, a smart gnome named Norbot.

Audiences will be delighted with this hilarious escapade which has the exact same charming feel as the previous films – and there’s plenty of nods to Preston and Lancashire along the way with butter pies featuring.

Nick Park enjoys time with Wallace and Gromit sat on The Wrong Trousers bench. Pic Lisa Brown

From the return of Feathers McGraw, Peter Kay’s Chief Inspector Mackintosh and the addition of Reece Shearsmith’s delightful robotic gnome, the film feels incredibly nostalgic but is fresh enough to stand on its own.

Through the bizarre antics including a terrifying army of gnomes, there is still a lot of heart mixed into the story, as Wallace and Gromit get a few emotional moments that will see fans shedding a tear or two.

The ending also leaves room for another adventure and Nick Park is sure to have a few ideas up his creative sleeve.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is available to stream on BBC iPlayer now.

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