Douglas WilsonsPaddington in Peruis the latest installment in thePaddingtonfilm series starringBen Whishawas the titular bear.
The film series is based on the picture books byMichael Bond.
The recent live action trilogy is the most acclaimed.
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Paddington is a bear from Peru who now lives in England with the Brown family.
Many of the supporting characters of thePaddingtonfilms appear on the show.
In the series, he’s voiced byNigel Lambert(Look Around You).
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He’s voiced byCyril Shaps(Supercar).
In the films, Mr. Gruber is well-traveled and regales Paddington with tales of adventure.
Sadly, Phoenix Buchanan, thefan-favorite characterHugh Grantportrayed in the movies, doesn’t appear in the show.
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In each episode, Paddington writes to his aunt Lucy about his latest antics.
Each 24-minute episode contains three short Paddington adventures.
Some of these adventures are similar to sequences in thePaddingtonmovies.
These quotes deserve a marmalade sandwich.
This approach was interesting but didn’t always work.
For example, in one episode Paddington learns to dance by reading a book with step-by-step instructions.
A lovely sequence shows Paddington dancing across the pages as they turn.
Fans of thePaddingtonmovies or booksare sure to love the wayThe Adventures of Paddington Bearcaptures the character.
Like the movies, the show takes advantage of how well Paddington works in both mundane and exotic parameters.
