It’s a brave film company that puts up its trailer on the same day as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but Aardman are no cowards, so here is the first full look at Shaun The Sheep The Movie. So, forget all things Star Wars for now, have a look at some endearing Aardman Animation;

In this expanded adventure, Shaun and his pals decide to take the day off. That would be fine, except they don’t bother to tell the Farmer where they’re going, causing no end of trouble and leading to the poor, put-upon bloke being carted off to the big city. Shaun and co. must travel to the confusing, chaotic city and help him out.

Shaun and his farmyard friends are usually silent (except for the occasional baa, bark or burp), so as you can tell from the trailer, this will be an exercise in a lot of Aardman’s talent for silent film comedy.

Mark Burton and Richard Starzack are the people responsible for marshalling the herd, working from their own script. We’re promised the usual sheep-powered chaos plus a few new characters, including animal warden Trumper (featured prominently in this trailer), as well as Slip, an orphan dog who helps out our heroes.

Shaun The Sheep arrives in cinemas “early 2015”.