Tabby McTat is the newest in a protracted line of animations based mostly on the books of Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. 

It would solely be Might, however the BBC have already introduced one among our festive treats. Following within the now well-established custom, they are going to be bringing Tabby McTat to our screens.

If you happen to’re not acquainted with the story, right here’s the premise…

The movie follows Fred, a busker, and his cat Tabby McTat who get pleasure from a contented life singing on the streets of London to delighted audiences. At some point when chasing a thief, Fred falls and breaks his leg and is whisked away in an ambulance. What’s going to grow to be of the busker’s cat left alone on the town streets?

The movie marks the eleventh adaptation of Donaldson and Scheffler’s work produced by Magic Gentle Footage for the BBC. Animation companies are supplied by Crimson Star Studio. Earlier festive titles have included The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Baby, Stick Man and The Freeway Rat.

These variations usually entice a starry solid and Tabby McTat is not any completely different with Jodie Whittaker on narration duties. Rob Brydon, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísú, Cariad Lloyd, Joanna Scanlan and Susan Wokoma all lend their voices to the animation too.

The administrators of Tabby McTat are Sarah Scrimgeour & Jac Hamman (Superworm); the writers are Max Lang and Suzanne Lang; the producers are Barney Goodland and Michael Rose of Magic Gentle Footage.

Whereas naturally there’s no timeslot but, we’d count on it slap bang in the midst of the BBC One Christmas Day schedule – in all probability simply earlier than the King’s Speech.