Rotoscopers
  • News
  • Podcasts
    • Animation Addicts Podcast
    • Every Episode Ever
  • Reviews
    • Animated Movies
    • Art Books
    • Blu-ray/DVD
    • Live Action
  • Interviews
  • Opinions
  • Studios
    • Aardman
    • Blue Sky Studios
    • Disney
    • Don Bluth
    • DreamWorks
    • Fox Animation Studios
    • Illumination Entertainment
    • LAIKA
    • Lucasfilm Animation
    • Paramount Animation
    • Pixar
    • Sony Pictures Animation
    • Reel FX
    • Studio Ghibli
    • Warner Animation
  • Animation Calendar
No Result
View All Result
Rotoscopers
  • News
  • Podcasts
    • Animation Addicts Podcast
    • Every Episode Ever
  • Reviews
    • Animated Movies
    • Art Books
    • Blu-ray/DVD
    • Live Action
  • Interviews
  • Opinions
  • Studios
    • Aardman
    • Blue Sky Studios
    • Disney
    • Don Bluth
    • DreamWorks
    • Fox Animation Studios
    • Illumination Entertainment
    • LAIKA
    • Lucasfilm Animation
    • Paramount Animation
    • Pixar
    • Sony Pictures Animation
    • Reel FX
    • Studio Ghibli
    • Warner Animation
  • Animation Calendar
No Result
View All Result
Rotoscopers
No Result
View All Result
Home Studios Aardman

‘Shaun the Sheep’ Christmas Special Available Now on Amazon Prime

MJ Edwards by MJ Edwards
December 23, 2015
in Aardman, The Latest Animation News, TV
2 min read
1
First Look at ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Christmas Special

shaun-farmers-llamas

It’s a big year for Aardman Animation Studios. It will celebrate its 40th anniversary, Shaun the Sheep Movie was released and was critically well received, and Shaun’s special The Farmer’s Llamas has been released just in time for Christmas.

The runtime is substantially longer than the shows usual seven-minute length, allowing for a much fuller story for the whole family to enjoy. The plot is as follows:

When the Farmer and Bitzer go to a Country Fair, Shaun steals away with them intent on causing mischief. Shaun spies an auction where he sees three exotic and very crafty Llamas going under the hammer. Instantly besotted by their fantastic pranks Shaun cleverly gets the unwitting Farmer to buy them.

Alix Wiseman, head of sales and acquisitions at Aardman, said: ‟We’re all truly excited to be seeing the story of The Farmer’s Llamas come to life and we hope our global fans will enjoy this fun new adventure as we delve deeper into Shaun’s world.”

farmers-llamas-amazon

A documentary celebrating Aardman’s 40th anniversary will be titled A Grand Night In and will star The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Martin Freeman and Hugh Grant. More information about the documentary can be found here.

David Sproxton, Aardman co-founder, explains the beginnings: “When we arrived in Bristol in 1976 with our clockwork cine camera there was a total of three television channels for the British audience to watch. Although we were lucky enough to have a small contract with BBC Children’s Television we never imagined our two man outfit would develop into a major studio of international repute. It’s been an extraordinary journey, even if it is one we’ve taken one frame at a time.”

Ardman co-founders
Aardman co-founders Peter Lord (left) and David Sproxon (right).

Peter Lord, Aardman co-founder, added: “The last forty years has been an amazing adventure. When we arrived in Bristol forty years ago, our only ambition was to find a niche, if we possibly could, in the world of animation. Our friends and colleagues thought we were pretty well barmy to start up anywhere outside London. So it’s amazing now to find that Aardman has become this huge community of superbly talented people, making films and telling stories that travel all round the world.”

While UK viewers have to wait until Boxing Day for The Farmer’s Llamas to air on BBC at 6:15pm, US Amazon Prime viewers can watch it now here. All Shaun the Sheep episodes and the movie are also available on Amazon Prime along with Aardman’s classic Wallace & Gromit series.

What do you think of The Farmer’s Llamas? Will you watch this Christmas special?

Edited by: Hannah wilkes

Tags: shaun the sheepThe Farmer's Llamas
Previous Post

Rotoscopers’ 12 Days Of Christmas: ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’

Next Post

The Rotoscopers Holiday Gift Guide – First Edition!

MJ Edwards

MJ Edwards

MJ is a writing and film graduate who loves to relax with scented candles and herbal teas. She is a dog-walker by day and a pie-maker by night. She loves movies starring Christopher Reeve and her favorite animated film is Meet the Robinsons. MJ also loves anything that LAIKA and Tim Burton come out with.

Next Post
RotoReaders: Send Your Suggestions for The Rotoscopers Holiday Gift Guide – 2nd Edition!

The Rotoscopers Holiday Gift Guide - First Edition!

Popular Posts

  • Animation Addicts Podcast #282: 2022 in Review 136 views
  • Animation Addicts Podcast #283: Puss In Boots: The Last Wish – Ethical Bug 45 views
Rotoscopers

© 2019 Rotoscopers

Important Links

  • About
  • Support
  • Contact
  • Store
  • Privacy Policy
  • User Posts

Follow Us

Social icon element need JNews Essential plugin to be activated.
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Podcasts
    • Animation Addicts Podcast
    • Every Episode Ever
  • Reviews
    • Animated Movies
    • Art Books
    • Blu-ray/DVD
    • Live Action
  • Interviews
  • Opinions
  • Studios
    • Aardman
    • Blue Sky Studios
    • Disney
    • Don Bluth
    • DreamWorks
    • Fox Animation Studios
    • Illumination Entertainment
    • LAIKA
    • Lucasfilm Animation
    • Paramount Animation
    • Pixar
    • Sony Pictures Animation
    • Reel FX
    • Studio Ghibli
    • Warner Animation
  • Animation Calendar

© 2019 Rotoscopers