Fish Fable

The BBC and Magic Light Pictures have released a first look at their Christmas animated adventure, “Tiddler,” adapted from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler‘s picture book for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The story follows a little fish with a big imagination who gets lost in the ocean and is saved by his storytelling.

Hannah Waddingham leads the cast as narrator, stating: “The books and films of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have been, without a doubt, the greatest cornerstone of my daughter’s and my life together. They are the most beautiful marriage of animation and voice, perfectly cast.”

The voice cast includes Lolly Adefope, Jayde Adams, Rob Brydon, and child actors Reuben Kirby and Theo Fraser. Directed by Andy Martin and Alex Bain, written by Michael Bohnenstingl, and produced by Barney Goodland and Martin Pope, the film was acquired by Charlotte Moore and Nawfal Faizullah for the BBC.