The Tiger Who Came To Tea

"There is no doubt that – like most enduring books, for children or adults – there is something in her tale that resonates in all its readers down the generations. Kerr herself was always someone who saw the good in everything and the best in life. Perhaps this new adaptation should encourage us, in a pessimistic age, to embrace her attitude. The tiger comes to tea and is welcomed. He adds life and colour and excitement to a rainy day, and there are still sausages and chips thereafter. All is well."

"Just as in the original, the whimsical exuberance finally mutates into a wistful melancholy. This feels like an instant Christmas classic."

"Child actor Clara Ross was a lovely, natural Sophie. The rest of the cast, including Tamsin Greig and Benedict Cumberbatch, were understated. Even the Robbie Williams song was pleasingly restrained."

"The result is lovely: sticking closely to Kerr’s original drawings, it is reminiscent of 1982’s The Snowman, its intricate and subtly inconsistent shading giving the whole thing a sort of old-school vibration."