Unlike the last two Wallace and Gromit films I have featured, I actually remember when this film came out, and I think I went to see it in the cinema about 3 times because I loved it that much. Even after watching it so many times, after searching through it with a fine toothed comb I find little bits I have never noticed it before. So lets begin…

The first few hidden items were mainstays from the Wallace and Gromit films, the first being the rocket from Grand Day Out.

The other mainstays are sheep pictures giving a nod to the Close Shave previously and Shaun the Sheep later.

Next we see another familiar face, Frank the Tortoise from Creature Comforts. Frank also appeared in a Close Shave

A reference to another film is also made. The name of the green grocers is Harvey’s named after the large rabbit named Harvey in the film with the same name.

The two directors even got a cameo appearance as real-life photos in the Vicar’s church building.

In 2002, Matt Groening, the creator of the Simpsons, came to have a tour around Aardman studios. Curse of the Were-Rabbit was in production at this point so seeing this book title, Springfield named after the setting of the Simpson, got me wondering. Did Nick add this small detail in as a nod to Matt’s tour, or did Matt ask for something to be added while he went round? I don’t think we will ever know.

A great nod to Wallace and Gromit’s last adventure, a Close Shave.

As some fans may know, Lady Tottington was originally supposed to be Wendolene from A Close Shave, but was later changed. Wendolene Ramsbottom was not forgotten in the film however, with a great cheese banner advertising Ramsbottom Dairy Products.

Since his appearance in the Wrong Trousers, Feathers McGraw has appeared in every W + G film since, and Were Rabbit was no exception. You can see him in an urn on top of Tottington Hall!

I hope you enjoy reading these easter eggs as much I enjoy finding them. I am aiming to create a post like this for every Aardman film ever made, so stay tuned for Matter of Loaf and Death, Chicken Run, and the Shaun the Sheep Movie.