Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From the Soccamatic to the 535 Crackervac, Wallace's inventions are truly imaginative if not always the most efficient! Cracking Contraptions is a showcase of 10 short films about Wallace's wonderfully eccentric ideas, which include everything you might need to make life easier.

Having problems getting to sleep? Then try the Snoozatron – it plumps your pillows, plays you soothing music and deposits a teddy into your arms. Or how about taking the strain out of mealtimes with the help of the Autochef, a robot that will cook your eggs just how you like them. Or perhaps you might like to try the Christmas Cardomatic, an ingenious way to create a very unique greetings card!

Series details

• Title: Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Children
• Premiere date: 2002-10-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-10-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: wallace.atomfilms.com
• Typical episode runtime: 2 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 55988
• IMDb ID: tt0339881
• TVDB ID: 143821

Cast and credited roles

• Peter Sallis — Wallace

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-10-15; final listed air date 2002-10-15; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.