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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
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  • 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
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    • 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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    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.
    10rickdove

    A great adaptation of the book

    Beautiful animation, great voice acting and true to the original source material
    Gordon-11

    Very sweet

    It is a very sweet animation of the tiger and the generous host. It is great for children and adults!
    10rmc-727-5936

    Beautiful, timeless and perfectly in tune with Judith Kerr's creation

    What a wonderful animation of a family favourite loved by each generation.

    The somewhat bizarre reviews on here that give low scores seem to overlook this is a faithful bringing to life of the original story written by the author and a production I'm sure she would have been pleased with.

    A new family favourite and Christmas tradition
    contact-08465

    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.

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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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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $460,675
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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