Fans of triple-Oscar winner Nick Parks' delightful "wallace and Grommit" shorts are rewarded with his (and co-director/producer Peter Lord) long-awaited claymation feature film debut "Chicken Run."

Ginger (Julia Sawalha, "Absolutely Fabulous") is a resourceful hen among the downtrodden denizens of Tweedy's Chicken Farm, where Mr. Tweedy (Tony Hwygarth, "London Kills Me") suspiciously patrols the barbed wire perimeters of his chicken juts with two vicious guard dogs. Ginger dreams of a life of freedom, beyond the grassy hills she can she from the roof of her hut, but although she's capable of escaping herself, her vision includes all her friends at the farm, who she refuses to abandon.

When one hen fails to produce eggs, she's removed to the chopping block (reminiscent of Babe's almost-fate) by the unrelentingly mean Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson, "Sleepy Hollow"). To make matters worse, a chicken products van arrives delivering a mysterious contraption that's hidden in the barn. Only Mr. Tweedy's problems getting it to work are buying Ginger time to plot their escape.

Ginger (Julia Sawalha, "Absolutely Fabulous") is a resourceful hen among the downtrodden denizens of Tweedy's Chicken Farm, where Mr. Tweedy (Tony Hwygarth, "London Kills Me") suspiciously patrols the barbed wire perimeters of his chicken juts with two vicious guard dogs. Ginger dreams of a life of freedom, beyond the grassy hills she can she from the roof of her hut, but although she's capable of escaping herself, her vision includes all her friends at the farm, who she refuses to abandon.

When one hen fails to produce eggs, she's removed to the chopping block (reminiscent of Babe's almost-fate) by the unrelentingly mean Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson, "Sleepy Hollow"). To make matters worse, a chicken products van arrives delivering a mysterious contraption that's hidden in the barn. Only Mr. Tweedy's problems getting it to work are buying Ginger time to plot their escape.

Ginger (Julia Sawalha, "Absolutely Fabulous") is a resourceful hen among the downtrodden denizens of Tweedy's Chicken Farm, where Mr. Tweedy (Tony Hwygarth, "London Kills Me") suspiciously patrols the barbed wire perimeters of his chicken juts with two vicious guard dogs. Ginger dreams of a life of freedom, beyond the grassy hills she can she from the roof of her hut, but although she's capable of escaping herself, her vision includes all her friends at the farm, who she refuses to abandon.

When one hen fails to produce eggs, she's removed to the chopping block (reminiscent of Babe's almost-fate) by the unrelentingly mean Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson, "Sleepy Hollow"). To make matters worse, a chicken products van arrives delivering a mysterious contraption that's hidden in the barn. Only Mr. Tweedy's problems getting it to work are buying Ginger time to plot their escape.

Fans of triple-Oscar winner Nick Parks' delightful "wallace and Grommit" shorts are rewarded with his (and co-director/producer Peter Lord) long-awaited claymation feature film debut "Chicken Run."

Ginger (Julia Sawalha, "Absolutely Fabulous") is a resourceful hen among the downtrodden denizens of Tweedy's Chicken Farm, where Mr. Tweedy (Tony Hwygarth, "London Kills Me") suspiciously patrols the barbed wire perimeters of his chicken juts with two vicious guard dogs. Ginger dreams of a life of freedom, beyond the grassy hills she can she from the roof of her hut, but although she's capable of escaping herself, her vision includes all her friends at the farm, who she refuses to abandon.

When one hen fails to produce eggs, she's removed to the chopping block (reminiscent of Babe's almost-fate) by the unrelentingly mean Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson, "Sleepy Hollow"). To make matters worse, a chicken products van arrives delivering a mysterious contraption that's hidden in the barn. Only Mr. Tweedy's problems getting it to work are buying Ginger time to plot their escape.

Ginger (Julia Sawalha, "Absolutely Fabulous") is a resourceful hen among the downtrodden denizens of Tweedy's Chicken Farm, where Mr. Tweedy (Tony Hwygarth, "London Kills Me") suspiciously patrols the barbed wire perimeters of his chicken juts with two vicious guard dogs. Ginger dreams of a life of freedom, beyond the grassy hills she can she from the roof of her hut, but although she's capable of escaping herself, her vision includes all her friends at the farm, who she refuses to abandon.

When one hen fails to produce eggs, she's removed to the chopping block (reminiscent of Babe's almost-fate) by the unrelentingly mean Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson, "Sleepy Hollow"). To make matters worse, a chicken products van arrives delivering a mysterious contraption that's hidden in the barn. Only Mr. Tweedy's problems getting it to work are buying Ginger time to plot their escape.

Ginger (Julia Sawalha, "Absolutely Fabulous") is a resourceful hen among the downtrodden denizens of Tweedy's Chicken Farm, where Mr. Tweedy (Tony Hwygarth, "London Kills Me") suspiciously patrols the barbed wire perimeters of his chicken juts with two vicious guard dogs. Ginger dreams of a life of freedom, beyond the grassy hills she can she from the roof of her hut, but although she's capable of escaping herself, her vision includes all her friends at the farm, who she refuses to abandon.

When one hen fails to produce eggs, she's removed to the chopping block (reminiscent of Babe's almost-fate) by the unrelentingly mean Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson, "Sleepy Hollow"). To make matters worse, a chicken products van arrives delivering a mysterious contraption that's hidden in the barn. Only Mr. Tweedy's problems getting it to work are buying Ginger time to plot their escape.