A Matter of Loaf and Death
Directed by Nick Park
Written by Nick Park and Bob Baker
Produced By Steve Pegram
Music composed by Julian Nott
Released on December 3, 2008
(Premiered on TV via the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC-1)
Distributed by Aardman Animations, in cooperation with The BBC and HIT Entertainment
A Matter of Loaf and Death is a mock murder mystery.
Wallace and Gromit have opened a new bakery "Top Bun", and business is booming, not least of all because a deadly 'Cereal Killer' is targeting all the bakers in town, so competition is drying up fast. Gromit is worried that they may be the next victims but Wallace couldn’t care – he's fallen head over heels in love with Piella Bakewell, former star of the 'Bake-O-Lite' bread commercials. So Gromit is left to run things on his own when he'd much rather be getting better acquainted with Piella's lovely pet poodle, Fluffles. Will the duo be able to escape with their heads, or will their rise to the top eventually end with a plummet?
This short is a nominee for a 2010 Academy Award.