Christmas Promo – The Mask of Zorro

A radically different approach from the Santa theme of last year, in 2001 BBC1 called upon Aardman Animations (creators of Wallace and Gromit) for its Christmas promotions. The result – a wonderful CGI sequence featuring a dinosaur. Del Boy's three-wheeler and a dalmatian (each designed to represent specific highlights of the Christmas schedules. Against a deceptively cosy fireside backdrop, the characters cause mayhem with the dog chasing the van, and the dinosaur blowing himself up when he attempts to inflate a balloon! And there was a slogan too – Home For Christmas.