TV and Film:The Abominable Snow Baby
The Abominable Snow Baby | |
ASIN | [1] |
IMDB | 16387050 |
First Broadcast | 25th December 2021 |
Broadcast Channel | Channel 4 |
Director(s) | Massimo Fenati |
Producer(s) | Rob Wilkins, Tess Cuming, Walter Iuzzolino, Jo McGrath |
Writer(s) | Massimo Fenati |
Starring | Hugh Dancy, Julie Walters, David Harewood |
Duration | 25 minutes |
Episodes | 1 |
Series | Short Stories |
Annotations | Annotations for TV and Film:The Abominable Snow Baby |
Notes | |
Preceded by | The Watch |
Followed by | The Amazing Maurice |
All data relates to the UK home release. |
The Abominable Snow Baby is a 25 minute animated feature based on the short story of the same name by Terry Pratchett. The short was a co-production between Narrativia and Eagle Eye Drama. It was shown on Channel 4 on Christmas Day 2021.
Plot
The town of Blackbury in Gritshire is covered by a heavy blizzard overnight. Albert Scruggins and his Granny discover an Abominable Snowman first seen by Mr Tanwar. When the creature turns out to be a baby, Granny takes it home as a pet. Days later the Snow Baby's mother turns up in Blackbury and takes the Snow Baby and Granny to Even Moor. Albert pursues but finds Granny helping the Snow Woman put the Snow Baby to sleep. On Christmas morning the town wakes to find all the snow built into a giant snow statue of Granny. Granny and Albert wave as the Snow Woman and Snow Baby depart.
Cast
- Narrator: David Harewood
- Albert Scruggins: Hugh Dancy
- Granny: Julie Walters
- Mr Tanwar: Ramesh Mahtan
- Snow Baby: Massimo Fenati
- Snow Woman and Additional Voices: Brett Lampitt
- Police Sergeant and Additional Voices: Steve Cole