The Tiger Who Came to Tea
- TV Short
- 2019
- 23m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.1K
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A young girl befriends a tiger and invites him over for tea.A young girl befriends a tiger and invites him over for tea.A young girl befriends a tiger and invites him over for tea.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
David Oyelowo
- Tiger
- (voice)
Clara Ross
- Sophie
- (voice)
Tamsin Greig
- Mummy
- (voice)
Benedict Cumberbatch
- Daddy
- (voice)
David Walliams
- Narrator
- (voice)
Paul Whitehouse
- Milkman
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaDespite the smallish fee on offer, Robbie Williams was only too happy to co-write and sing the song featured as he was a huge fan of Raymond Briggs 'The Snowman' animated short film of the mid 1980s as a child and wanted to be part of something equally magical that children would still be watching at Christmas decades later. And despite being a major Hollywood film and television star, Benedict Cumberbatch's involvement was also because of his fond childhood memories of The Snowman.
- ConnectionsVersion of CBeebies Bedtime Story: The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2009)
Featured review
Just watched this with my 4yo and 8yo and I don't think we have ever seen anything that we have all loved so equally. Not even ashamed to say that I shed a wee tear or two, but this was partly down to watching the sheer delight on the kid's faces as they watched the tiger eat all the food etc etc.
We are all huge fans of the book so I suppose the tv adaptation could have let us down...but it most certainly didn't. And I was very happy to note that David Oyelowo did the tiger's voice exactly in the same tone I do when I read it to my kids.
It only fails to get a full 10 out of 10 because of the Robbie Williams song - that bit wasn't really necessary and I would have preferred someone who is actually cool, like Willie Nelson or Snoop for example, to provide the music. Busta Rhymes or Dolly Parton would also have been better alternatives. But that is just cos I can't stand Robbie Williams. Other than that, The Tiger who came to Tea was utterly wonderful and I can't wait to watch it again.
We are all huge fans of the book so I suppose the tv adaptation could have let us down...but it most certainly didn't. And I was very happy to note that David Oyelowo did the tiger's voice exactly in the same tone I do when I read it to my kids.
It only fails to get a full 10 out of 10 because of the Robbie Williams song - that bit wasn't really necessary and I would have preferred someone who is actually cool, like Willie Nelson or Snoop for example, to provide the music. Busta Rhymes or Dolly Parton would also have been better alternatives. But that is just cos I can't stand Robbie Williams. Other than that, The Tiger who came to Tea was utterly wonderful and I can't wait to watch it again.
- AutumnAlice
- Dec 23, 2019
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Тигр, который пришёл выпить чаю
- Filming locations
- Westminster, London, England, UK(on location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $460,675
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By what name was The Tiger Who Came to Tea (2019) officially released in Canada in English?
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