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The Tiger Who Came to Tea

  • TV Short
  • 2019
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2019)
AnimationComedyDramaFamilyFantasyShort

A young girl befriends a tiger and invites him over for tea.A young girl befriends a tiger and invites him over for tea.A young girl befriends a tiger and invites him over for tea.

  • Director
    • Robin Shaw
  • Writers
    • Judith Kerr
    • Joanna Harrison
  • Stars
    • David Oyelowo
    • Clara Ross
    • Tamsin Greig
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robin Shaw
    • Writers
      • Judith Kerr
      • Joanna Harrison
    • Stars
      • David Oyelowo
      • Clara Ross
      • Tamsin Greig
    • 21User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    David Oyelowo
    David Oyelowo
    • Tiger
    • (voice)
    Clara Ross
    Clara Ross
    • Sophie
    • (voice)
    Tamsin Greig
    Tamsin Greig
    • Mummy
    • (voice)
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Daddy
    • (voice)
    David Walliams
    David Walliams
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Paul Whitehouse
    Paul Whitehouse
    • Milkman
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Robin Shaw
    • Writers
      • Judith Kerr
      • Joanna Harrison
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    User reviews21

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    Childhood imagination

    A beautiful re-telling of the classic book. It retains the magic of the original story, adding to the beautiful illustrations with lovely music. It's obviously pitched for very young children, as an adult remembering being read the story by my mother, I found it really touching. It's about childhood imagination and adventure. The cat (seen at the beginning and towards the end), becomes a tiger to little Sophie.
    10rickdove

    A great adaptation of the book

    Beautiful animation, great voice acting and true to the original source material
    8adamsmith-51004

    Lovely animation of a great story

    Watched this with my 3 year old at christmas and she was gripped from the start until the end. She loved the story and couldn't believe when the tiger ate and drank all the food and drink. She said at the end she hopes he doesn't come and do that at our house lol. Was well done, I watched it with her and found it to be very watchable and thoroughly enjoyed it.
    10Clank_Zoka

    Colourful and Charming!

    I just finished watching this short film on Channel 4 and despite not knowing much about the book, I loved this short film, it was charming, beautifully animated, along with a catchy song and great voice acting as well!, the story is simple, a Tiger comes to tea and eats a lot of the food at Sophie's house, which is both funny and can make you hungry also!.

    The characters have this simple yet delightful look to them especially the tiger who looks amazing, his movements are smooth and the backgrounds and the way the camera moves is imagine and captivating.

    I love the voice acting with some big names like David Walliams, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tamsin Greg, they both fit very well into their roles and I can easily see why!.

    The music is catchy, full of personality and beautiful to listen to!.

    So overall?, the Tiger Who Came to Tea is a simple, charming, colourful, catchy and amazing short film based on the book, this is a must watch for the whole family and a nice film for the children to watch!.

    I will easily give the Tiger Who Came to Tea a 10/10!.
    10laura-hughes-807-265577

    A tribute to Judith Kerr's beautiful story

    Any negative reviews clearly don't know the story. It's a tribute to the original. Elaborating and extending the story just enough to make it a watchable film without detracting from the original at all.

    The animation is just like the book. So subtle, the fading in and out of the background is great.

    The voices suit each character beautifully and the original music score fits really well. The song performed by Robbie Williams was a nice surprise.

    My 2 year old was enraptured by it from start to finish. We loved it.

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    • Trivia
      Despite the smallish fee on offer, Robbie Williams was only too happy to co-write and sing the song featured as he was a huge fan of Raymond Briggs 'The Snowman' animated short film of the mid 1980s as a child and wanted to be part of something equally magical that children would still be watching at Christmas decades later. And despite being a major Hollywood film and television star, Benedict Cumberbatch's involvement was also because of his fond childhood memories of The Snowman.
    • Connections
      Version of CBeebies Bedtime Story: The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Hey Tiger
      Song by David Arnold

      Performed by Robbie Williams

      Lyrics by Don Black

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 24, 2019 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Тигр, который пришёл выпить чаю
    • Filming locations
      • Westminster, London, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • Illuminated Film Company
      • Lupus Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $460,675
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    • Runtime
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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