One of the most involved scenes in the film takes place at the end, where Gromit pursues Feathers through an aqueduct on a “high-speed” boat chase. This scene was one of the more collaborative in the film, requiring every department to lend a hand.

How directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham combine comedy, heart and a light commentary on our 'love affair with technology'

Feathers McGraw is, arguably, one of the most iconic screen villains of all time - and without speaking a single word. The character, a penguin disguising himself as a rooster, fist appeared in Nick Park's Oscar-winning animated short "The Wrong Trousers" for Aardman Animations.

Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, now Oscar-nominated for the film, also discuss unlocking a superpower of Britishness and why Netflix was the right home for the movie.