List of Wallace and Gromit characters

This is a list of characters that appear in the British claymation series, Wallace and Gromit, created by Aardman Animation.

Main characters

Wallace

Wallace lives at 62 West Wallaby Street, Wigan, along with his dog Gromit. His last name is never given. He usually wears a white shirt, brown wool trousers, a green knitted pullover, and a red tie. He is fond of cheese, especially Wensleydale, and crackers.

Nick Park, his creator, said: "He's a very self-contained figure. A very homely sort who doesn't mind the odd adventure." He is loosely based on Nick Park's father, whom Park described in a radio interview as "an incurable tinkerer". He described one of his father's constructions, a combination beach hut and trailer, as having curtains in the windows, bookshelves on the walls, and full-sized furniture bolted to the floor. The way he dresses and his passion for cheese is based on an eccentric school teacher.

Wallace has been voiced by Peter Sallis (until 2010), and Ben Whitehead (in 2009 and since 2011) in Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures and Wallace & Gromit's Musical Marvels commercials and apps.,

Wallace is an inveterate inventor, creating elaborate contraptions that often do not work as intended. Their appearance is similar to the illustrations of W. Heath Robinson and Rube Goldberg, and Nick Park has said of Wallace that all his inventions are designed around the principle of using a "sledgehammer to crack a nut." Some of Wallace's contraptions are based on real-life inventions. For example, his method of waking up in the morning utilises a bed that tips over to wake up its owner, an invention that was exhibited at The Great Exhibition of 1851 by Theophilus Carter.

Wallace's official job varies; in A Close Shave he is a window washer. In The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Wallace runs a humane pest control service, keeping the captured creatures (nearly all of which are rabbits) in the basement of his house. In the most recent short, A Matter of Loaf and Death, he is a baker. While he has shown himself to be skilled to some degree in the businesses he creates, an unexpected flaw in the inventions he uses to assist him in his latest venture or simple bad luck often ends up being his downfall.

In the first photo shown on The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, it was revealed that Wallace once had a full head of hair and a very thick moustache with muttonchops. On the photo that shows Gromit's graduation at Dogwarts, he had lost his beard, but still had a little hair, in the form of side burns just above his ears. In The Wrong Trousers, he still uses a hair-dryer. In A Matter of Loaf and Death, when Wallace is talking to Gromit, a picture is seen behind Gromit of Wallace with a brown beard and brown hair.

Wallace has had three love interests. The first was Wendolene Ramsbottom, which ended quickly when Wendolene told Wallace that she had a calcium allergy. The second was Lady Tottington in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, whom Wallace fondly calls "Totty". In A Matter of Loaf and Death, Wallace becomes engaged to Piella Bakewell, but this ended when she turned out to be a murderess who hated bakers, and was eaten by crocodiles upon trying to escape justice. In Musical Marvels, after the montage of his three love interests, he refers to them as "the ones that got away".

Gromit

Gromit is a beagle who is Wallace's pet dog and best friend. Gromit is very intelligent, having graduated from "Dogwarts University" ("Dogwarts" being a pun on "Hogwarts," the wizard school from the Harry Potter books) with a double first in Engineering for Dogs. He likes knitting, playing chess, reading the newspaper, tea and cooking. His prized possessions include his alarm clock, dog bone, brush, and a framed photo of himself with Wallace. He is very handy with electronic equipment and an excellent aeroplane pilot. He often threatens the plans of the villains he and Wallace encounter in their adventures.

Gromit has no visible mouth and express himself through facial expressions and body language. Peter Hawkins originally intended to voice Gromit, but Park dropped the idea when he realised how Gromit's expressions could easily be made through small movements.

Many critics believe that Gromit's silence makes him the perfect straight man, with a pantomime expressiveness that drew favourable comparisons to Buster Keaton. He does at times make dog-like noises, such as yelps and growling. Nick Park says: "We are a nation of dog-lovers and so many people have said: 'My dog looks at me just like Gromit does!'"

Generally speaking Gromit's tastes are more in vogue than those of Wallace; this being one of the many ways they contrast against each other as characters. Gromit seems to have a significant interest in encyclopaedic, classical and philosophical literature, and popular culture, including film and music. Electronics for Dogs has been a firm favourite since A Grand Day Out, and in The Wrong Trousers Gromit's bookshelves feature titles such as Kites, Sticks, Sheep, Penguins, Rockets, Bones, and Stars, while he is seen reading The Republic, by Pluto (a nod to the Disney character of the same name and a pun on Plato) and Crime and Punishment, by Fido Dogstoyevsky (a pun on Fyodor Dostoyevsky). Gromit's various possessions make extensive use of puns: A Matter of Loaf and Death features "Pup Fiction" (Pulp Fiction), "The Dogfather" (The Godfather), "Where Beagles Dare" (Where Eagles Dare), "Bite Club" (Fight Club) and "The Bone Identity" (The Bourne Identity) all as book titles, and "Citizen Canine" (Citizen Kane) as a film poster. His taste in music has been shown to cover Bach, "Poochini" (a play on Puccini) and "McFlea" (McFly).

Gromit gains his first love interest in A Matter of Loaf and Death, when he becomes attached to Fluffles, a poodle belonging to Piella Bakewell.

NASA named one of its new prototype Mars explorer robots after Gromit in 2005.

On 1 April 2007, HMV announced that Gromit would stand in for Nipper for a three-month period, promoting children's DVDs in its UK stores.

In 2010, Empire magazine placed Gromit first in their list of "The 50 best animated movie characters". Empire wrote that: "Gromit doesn't ever say a word, but there has never been a more expressive character (animated or otherwise) to grace our screens."

In 2013 and 2018 there were two trails of gormit stutes to help rise money for charity the one rise £2.4 million.

Introduced in A Grand Day Out

The Cooker

The Cooker is the given name to a coin-activated robot made out an Oven and Storage cabinet that patrols the Moon in A Grand Day Out. It is very protective of the Moon and becomes hostile when it discovers Wallace and Gromit have landed there. It also secretly has a life-long dream of Snow skiing.

Outside of being called The Cooker, an audio adaptation of A Grand Day Out referred to it as The Moon Machine.

Introduced in The Wrong Trousers

Feathers MacGraw

The new lodger at 62 West Wallaby Street has Gromit on guard from day one. Not only does he steal Gromit’s room, but Feathers quickly makes himself indispensable to Wallace, putting on his slippers before Gromit can get to them, and bringing Wallace his morning paper. When Gromit spots a Wanted poster, the ‘chicken’ in the mug shot looks strangely familiar. It’s not long before this cool operator is exposed as a criminal mastermind, with a plan to rob the local museum of precious diamonds.

Introduced in A Close Shave

Shaun the Sheep

Despite causing havoc when he turns up at West Wallaby Street, Wallace becomes quite taken with this fleecy visitor. He’s quickly utilised in Wallace’s latest invention – the Knit-O-Matic - and comes out the other end squeaky clean but a little too closely shaved, hence the name Shaun! He might be small and rather mischievous at times, but Shaun really comes into his own in a crisis – his quick thinking stops Preston’s Mutton-O-Matic from turning Wallace, Gromit and a whole flock of sheep into dog meat!

In the 2007 series, he is the leader of the flock. He is a clever, confident sheep, prone to mischief but equally adept at getting himself and/or his friends out of it. As there is no dialogue, like all the sheep he communicates entirely through bleating, and often explains his ideas to the flock by drawing diagrams on a blackboard. He has a good friendship with Bitzer, though this does not stop him from playing pranks on him at times.

Shaun’s a sheep with a heart of gold but his love of mischief can sometimes lead the Flock into trouble! He’s smart, inquisitive and always on the look-out for adventure, and in his first movie outing Shaun gets excitement by the bucket-load! No matter what life throws at him, Shaun has a solution, thinking on his feet to get his pals out of trouble. He’s a brave and loyal friend, who might not always be the most sensible sheep in the Flock but he really does care about his Mossy Bottom family. With his boundless energy and sunny nature

In his 2015 spin off film Shaun and flock go of to the big city to save the farmer.

Like with gormit there was anShaun trail in 2015 in Bristol but this time it was in London aswell. It rise £1.1 million with the top one being global tortter by Sarah Matthews, selling for £28,000.

Wendolene Ramsbottom

Is owner of the town’s wool shop and becomes the object of Wallace’s unspoken affections. Her seemingly sweet nature makes her a strange match for her canine companion – a ferocious dog called Preston. And, unfortunately for Wallace, she’s not a fan of his favourite thing – cheese. It brings her out in a terrible rash!

Preston

Is a cyberdog, invented by Wendolene’s father! When put in control of the Mutton-O-Matic, he sees an opportunity for making use of all those shorn sheep and it isn’t pretty!

Introduced in The Curse of The Were-Rabbit

Lord Victor Quartermaine

An arrogant, cruel, upper class bounder who is fond of hunting; he is rarely seen without his rifle and his hunting dog Philip. He wears a toupee and hates Anti-Pesto. His hunting rifle is apparently a high calibre bolt-action model. It soon becomes clear in the film that Victor's only interest in Lady Tottington is her vast fortune which he is eager to get his hands on. After Lady Tottington discovers that Victor knew that the were-rabbit was Wallace all along, he reveals that all he wants is her money. His surname is similar to Allan Quatermain, the British novelist's H. Rider Haggard's big-game hunter character.

Philip

Victor's vicious but cowardly hunting dog who resembles a Miniature Bull Terrier. He and his master will do anything to stop the Were-Rabbit, although Philip is bright enough to know that the Were-Rabbit is beyond his hunting skills, and that Gromit, closer to his own size, is a better prospect as the target of premeditated violence. He also owns a lady's purse decorated with flowers for spare change.

Lady Campanula "Totty" Tottington

A wealthy aristocratic spinster with a keen interest in both vegetable-growing and 'fluffy' animals. For 517 years, her family has hosted an annual vegetable competition. Lady Tottington asks Wallace to call her "Totty" (which is a British term for attractive upper class women) and develops a romantic interest in him. Her forename, Campanula is also the name of a bellflower and her surname is taken from the Lancashire village of Tottington.

Police Constable Albert Mackintosh

The local village constable who judges the Giant Vegetable Contest, although, with the havoc it creates every year he would rather it did not happen at

Reverend Clement Hedges

The local vicar and the first person in the village to witness the Were-Rabbit. He describes the full horror of his encounter with the beast, but Victor refuses to believe him. However, when Victor discovers the true identity of the beast, he turns to the vicar for advice on how to kill it. Reverend Hedges appears to have a wide range of knowledge on the habits and the slayings of supernatural animals, and has a whole cupboard filled with the weapons to defeat them. Although his name appears in the credits, it is never said inside the film.

Mrs. Mulch

Mrs. Mulch is a prominent woman that has a fixation on her gigantic pumpkin.

Mr. Growbag

Mr. Growbag speaks little and has a pair of dentures, which he briefly used to knock out a thieving rabbit.

Mr.Mulch

An elderly resident of Wallace and Gromit's neighbourhood and a founding member of the town's veg grower's council. He constantly recalls memories of incidents from previous Vegetable Competitions – comparing them to what may happen to the forthcoming one. Two of the "disasters" he mentions are The Great Slug Riot of '32, "when there were slugs the size of pigs", and the Great Duck Plague of '53.

Hutch

Originally just another captive rabbit, but receives special treatment, and his name, after an attempt to brainwash him and his fellows goes wrong. He was the first to be suspected of being the Were-Rabbit. Everything that Hutch says is a quotation from Wallace (though, surprisingly, some of the lines were originally spoken by Wallace after the incident with the Mind-Manipulation-O-Matic). Hutch wears clothes like Wallace's, including his slippers and tank top.

The Were-Rabbit

Beware the moon! In the dark of the night someone or something has been terrorising the gardens and veg-plots in Wallace and Gromit’s neighbourhood. When it turns out to be a giant veg-eating-rabbit-monster, it’s up to the Anti-Pesto team to track it down and prevent it from ruining Lady Tottington's competition. Gromit does his best, but Wallace never seems to be around to help out when the monster strikes.[22]

Police Constable Albert Mackintosh

The local village constable who judges the Giant Vegetable Contest, although, with the havoc it creates every year he would rather it did not happen at all.

Reverend Clement Hedges

The local vicar and the first person in the village to witness the Were-Rabbit. He describes the full horror of his encounter with the beast, but Victor refuses to believe him. However, when Victor discovers the true identity of the beast, he turns to the vicar for advice on how to kill it. Reverend Hedges appears to have a wide range of knowledge on the habits and the slayings of supernatural animals, and has a whole cupboard filled with the weapons to defeat them. Although his name appears in the credits, it is never said inside the film.

Introduced in Shaun the Sheep

Bitzer

Is the farmer's loyal, long-suffering sheepdog, dressed for work in a blue knit cap, black collar, knitted wristlet and large official-looking wrist-watch, carrying a clipboard and walking upright or on all fours as needed. He communicates, canine-fashion, via barks, growls, and the occasional whimper. He also gives instructions to the flock by blowing a whistle. Despite a tendency to be caught out listening to music, he takes his job very seriously, to the point of occasionally letting his power go to his head. He is however a generally good friend to Shaun and does his best to keep the whole flock out of trouble. He is sensible and a stickler for the rules, Bitzer usually does a good job of keeping Shaun in check. But in the movie, even he can’t put the brakes on Shaun’s crazy plans for a day away from the farm. An experienced ‘peace-keeper’, Bitzer is used to covering Shaun’s tracks and shielding Farmer from his frequent mischief-making. Torn between his job as faithful companion to Farmer and role of ‘big brother’ to Shaun, Bitzer always tries to do the best for everyone. But Shaun’s latest antics test Bitzer’s patience to the limit![23]

Shirley

Is the largest member of the flock. A gentle giant, she is usually seen placidly eating, though she's intimidating enough to have defended Shaun from Pidsley the cat. She's so big that large objects routinely disappear into (or are deliberately hidden in) her fleece, and she quite often gets stuck herself, needing the other sheep to push, pull or even sling-shot her out of trouble. However, her size can also come in very handy when what's needed is a battering ram or similarly immovable object.

She's happy to tag along when Shaun proposes an adventure, Shirley is delighted to find that the Big City is a treasure trove of exciting new foods – it makes a change from chewing on grass all day long! But Shirley soon realises there won’t be much time for fine dining when Farmer needs finding and there’s an evil animal catcher on the loose[24]

Timmy

Shaun's cousin, is the flock's only lamb, and thus often the innocent center of the chaos. He appears to be a toddler in this series, and is often seen sucking a dummy. The spinoff series Timmy Time chronicles his later adventures in preschool.He enjoys being in the spotlight. He is three years old in sheep years and later turns four years old in the episode "Timmy's Birthday". In many of the episodes he gets into trouble; however, he learns from his mistakes, and often tries to help the other characters out when he can. Timmy's noise is baaa. He is the smallest member of the Flock, Timmy always has a smile on his face and loves to tag along with his hero Shaun. Wherever Shaun goes, Timmy follows, even if that means getting into the odd scrape or two. Never seen without his orange teddy, Timmy might be teeny but he’s bright as button and has some unexpected uses when the flock hit the Big City. There’s no way he’s missing out on the fun, and in the movie Timmy gets a little more excitement than he bargained for![25]

Timmy got his own tv series in 2009 Which he went to preschool with his friends, the series lead to two short films in 2011 and 2012. A Christmas and summer on respcrly.

Timmy's Mother

Shaun's aunt, wears curlers in her topknot and is a bit careless about maternal duties, even using Timmy once as a makeshift paint brush. But when her offspring goes astray, she is inconsolable until he is safely back in her care. She likes to look her best, even when she’s running around keeping an eye on her energetic offspring. Something of a ‘mother figure’ to the rest of the Flock, Timmy’s Mum keeps a watchful eye over the Mossy Bottom gang, but she can’t always steer them away from trouble! When the Flock take off to find the Farmer in the Big City, she follows close behind, using her motherly instincts to keep everybody safe in this big and scary new world.[26]

Nuts

Is quite an eccentric, but useful sheep and usually like the rest of the flock, accompanies and helps Shaun. But the thing that makes him stand out from the flock is that he has two different shaped eyes.He is the charming eccentric of the Flock, with an unusual way of looking at the world that sometimes confuses his woolly companions. A classic ‘daydreamer’ who lives in a world of his own, Nuts is the quirkiest character in the Mossy Bottom clan. No one knows what goes on his head but he brings his own unique skills to the table when the Flock find themselves deposited in the middle of the Big City.[27]

The Flock

Like typical sheep, tend to follow Shaun and one another, are obedient to orders and generally form one big happy if sometimes fractious family group. Unlike Shaun, however, they are not particularly bright, which becomes a problem when combined with their ongoing fascination with the human world. It's usually Shaun and Bitzer who sort out the resulting mess.

The Twins

Are sheep who are twins.

The Farmer

Is a bespectacled, balding man who runs the farm with Bitzer at his side and acts as the flock's primary if unwitting nemesis. His livestock's main concern is to ensure he remains completely oblivious to their unusual sentience, a task made easier by his conventional, unobservant nature but complicated by his enthusiasm for picking up new hobbies. He can be heard frequently making wordless noises or muttering under his breath just audibly enough for the viewer to pick up on his meaning. His disastrous attempts at dating are a running joke of the series. In the 2015 movie, he is referred to as Mr. X by those who don't know his identity. Poor Farmer thinks he’s got it all under control down at Mossy Bottom Farm. As he potters around the fields, his faithful dog Bitzer by his side, Farmer’s completely blind to the mischief going on right under his nose! Though he’s prone to the occasional grump, Farmer and the animals rub along well most of the time, even if their madcap escapades cause all sorts of chaos and destruction. A man of simple tastes who likes the quiet life, Farmer enjoys nothing more than a cup of tea in front of the TV after a hard days’ farming.

The Naughty Pigs

Whose pen is adjacent to the sheepfield, are bullies to Shaun and his flock, always trying to antagonise them and get them into trouble. They are, however, scared of Bitzer (though they still take the chance to bully him whenever possible), and they get told off by the Farmer in "Pig Trouble".

Pidsley

Is the Farmer's yellow cat, a minor character in series 1 and the main antagonist of series 2. He desires to be the sole recipient of the Farmer's attention, and thus is jealous of Bitzer. He also dislikes the sheep, thinking of them as stupid and beneath him.

Mower Mouth

The Goat, who first appears in the episode of the same name, is an unstoppable eating machine. While not an unfriendly character, all his considerable energy is focused on his next meal. He thus routinely causes trouble for Shaun and the flock, as also seen in "Shaun the Farmer" and "Saturday Night Shaun".

The Bull

Is belligerent, powerful, and easily provoked by Shaun’s antics and the colour red. He appears in "The Bull", "Saturday Night Shaun", "Who's the Mummy?" and "Heavy Metal Shaun".

The Ducks

Make frequent appearances. In the first series, a single duck suffers collateral damage due to Shaun’s exploits in "Off the Baa!", "Tidy Up", and "Bath Time". Sometimes he is seen with his lady friends. In series two there are two ducks; in series three, they have once again been replaced with a single, pure white duck.

The Aliens

Appear in "Shaun Encounters", "The Visitor" and "Cat Got Your Brain" and briefly in "Spring Lamb". They are green and have one large eye on the top of the head. Despite their clearly advanced scientific technology—which frequently causes trouble for the farm animals—they exhibit human-like behaviour and generally jovial personalities.

The Granny

Is a short-tempered, short-sighted old lady, appearing in "Takeaway" and "Save the Tree". She also appears in "Two's Company", holding a cart and "The Big Chase", forcing the pigs to give her a lift in their car. She is renowned for hitting people (or animals) with her handbag when they annoy her.

The Pizza Delivery Boy

Is a young man who rides a moped (which Bitzer often "borrows" to chase after the sheep) and works in the local pizzeria. He also moonlights as a postman in "Saturday Night Shaun".

The Farmer's Girlfriend

Appears for the first time in Series 2. She appears to be adventurous and an animal lover, patting Bitzer and Shaun and offering food to Timmy.

The Farmer's Niece

Appears in "The Farmer's Niece" and "The Rabbit". She appears to be a fan of horses and causes irritation to Shaun, Bitzer and the flock. She is also one of the few humans who know what the flock are up to.

Introduced in A Matter of Loaf and Death

Piella

Wallace becomes ‘doughy eyed’ over the fading star of the Bake-O-Lite adverts. With her charming nature and captivating smile, Piella has grown rich from her modelling days and lives in a mansion filled to the brim with mementoes of her former glory. Wallace is putty in her hands.

Fluffles

Fluffles is Piella’s beautiful if slightly nervous pet poodle. Withdrawn and lacking in confidence due to many years of unkind treatment, Fluffles is nonetheless a caring soul who strikes a romantic chord with Gromit.

Introduced in Timmy Time

Harriet

Is a Heron who speaks through caws and clicks. She is one of the two teachers. Harriet's noise is squawk.

Osbourne

Is a Owl who is the other teacher of the class. He is father to Otus. Osbourne's noise is hoot-hoot.

Yaba

is a Duck, She is very similar to Timmy in personality and very friendly with him. Yabba's noise is quack.

Paxton

The Piglet. is characterised by his appetite for food and his weight. He wears a blue sweater and is never seen without it. Paxton's noise is oink. He loves kits.

Mittens

The Kitten. Like other kittens, she hates getting her fur dirty (or wet) and is rather sensitive. Mittens' noise is mee-ew-ew. In some episodes, she seems to have feelings for Timmy. She always love playing with picnics.

Ruffy

The Puppy. He is energetic but he can be mentally rather slow. Ruffy's noise is rowf.

Apricot

The Hedgehog pup. She is very quiet and skittish. When startled or frightened by someone or something she rolls up into a ball. Apricot's noise is hicoooo, though she rarely speaks.

Stripes

The Badger cub. He is a bit sleepy and slow as badgers are nocturnal. Stripes' noise is eh-eh.

Kid

The Goat. He has a large appetite like Paxton, and he chews anything in sight. If the thing he is chewing is taken from him he does not mind, he just moves on to something else. Kid's noise is miih.

Otus

The Owlet. Otus enjoys helping and looks up to Osbourne. He can be typically found reading and is very sensitive, sometimes copying his father Osbourne. Otus is commonly confused to be female due to his feminine voice tone and pink and purple feathers. Otus's noise is too-hoo.

Finlay

The Fox pup. He is excitable and full of energy. Finlay's noise is yip-yap.

Bumpy

The green caterpillar, who is not part of the class but has many background appearances in the show. Bumpy makes a soft purring noise.

Introduced in Shaun the Sheep Movie

Slip

She may not be the prettiest pooch on the block, but Slip is simply adorable. With her goofy teeth and gentle nature, Slip only has to bat her long eyelashes to make a new friend, and it’s not long before Shaun falls under her spell. As an orphan, Slip is used to looking after herself on the city’s sometimes lonely streets, though all she really wants is to find an owner to love and look after her. But with Trumper on the prowl, it’s no easy task persuading a visiting dog owner to take you home with them.

A. Trumper

An animal warden who despises animals, Trumper is the movie’s bad guy – a power-crazed villain who rules the city’s animal shelter with an iron grip. With his high-tech equipment and all-seeing eyes, nothing escapes Trumper’s attention, so when an unruly band of farm animals appears on his radar, the hunt is on! nothing will stop him from getting his hands on this exciting, unexpected prize. After all, his success rate is 100% so Shaun and co are unlikely to evade capture. But will Trumper’s vanity and arrogance get the better of him on this occasion?

The Celebrity

Is a celebrity who is giving a haircut by The Farmer.

External links

• Official website
• The Wallace & Gromit Children's Charity
• BBC One – Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention