Title: Tabby McTat
Original Title: Tabby McTat
Year: 2023
Info
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Length: 50 Minutes
- Genre: Animation Family
- Studios: Magic Light Pictures BBC Films
- Distributor: Rita & Luca Films
- Age rating: U (Universal)
Release Dates
- UK: December 25 2023
Plot
'Tabby McTat', directed by Jac Hamman and Sarah Scrimgeour, is based on Julia Donaldson's book 'Tabby McTat'. It brings together a total of five short stories with feline protagonists.
The main story b> is set in central London, where Tabby, a singing cat, and her musician friend, Fred, constantly fill the streets with their musical performances. However, an unexpected separation leaves Tabby lonely and hungry. Her quest to reunite with Fred leads him to meet Guante, a cat who becomes her inseparable friend, providing her with a home in the big city.
It also includes various other cat-centric stories aside from 'Tabby the Cat', where Tabby and Fred are separated on the vibrant streets of London for 26 minutes. These are: 'Erwin' which features a house cat playing with boxes until a microwave arrives, 'Cat and Bird', a white bird in a black world meets a black cat in a white world, 'Cat' which tells the story of a cat who, while following a recipe to prepare a stew, ends up making friends with one of its ingredients and, finally , 'The Cat and the Moth' which presents a furry white cat in search of the most comfortable place for a relaxing nap in his home.
It has an age rating of U.
Cast
Videos
February 7 2024
Photos
Trivia
Easter eggs
There are a few Easter eggs referencing previous Julia Donaldson stories: The Highway Rat, and The Gruffalo. The bakery that's seen in the background, "Buns and Biscuits", is a reference to something the Highway Rat says when he holds up the squirrel. There's a picture of cupcakes in a picture behind Pats chair. These are the same cupcake that the Highway Rat takes off the duck. The mouse toy is based on the mouse from the Gruffalo. Prunella has a Gruffalo keyring.
Hidden gruffalo
Axel Scheffler has hidden a Gruffalo in most of his works with Julia Donaldson, which have been mirrored in the adaptations. In this, the Gruffalo can be seen as a keyring on Prunella's car keys (this differs from the book, where a child holds a Gruffalo teddy).
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