With Matt Lucas as the tearaway schoolboy

Animators have released the first trailer for the new Molesworth movie, starring Matt Lucas as the tearaway schoolboy.

The clip was unveiled at the Cartoon Movie industry event in Bordeaux last weekend, and is based on Ronald Searle's original illustrations of the classic children's books written by Geoffrey Willans.

The Little Britain star dropped into character when the project was revealed last month, saying: ‘I is frilled to be hassosiated wiv such a professeshanul-looking cartoon pleas can i hav my munny now pleas?’

Willie Rushton previously played Molesworth in a 1987 Radio 4 adaptation of the books.

Here is the first trailer from the film, made by Lupus Films:

Published: 9 Mar 2020