Mog’s Christmas: The illustrated adventures of the nation’s favourite cat, from the author of The Tiger Who Came To Tea

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Her father Alfred Kempner (he later changed his name to Kerr) was a well-known German theatre critic nicknamed the Kulturpapst, or “Culture Pope”. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. However, according to the film's director Robin Shaw, its appeal lies not in any of its bells and whistles, such as its blend of modern animation techniques in a classical style, but in its "domesticity". It’s an enormous responsibility bringing Mog to the screen," says director Robin Shaw, whose team at Lupus Films also produced 2019’s hit adaptation The Tiger Who Came to Tea.

Mog was upset that no one would play with him and it is a concern that our pets might not understand why they are not receiving the 'normal' amount of attention. Judith Kerr’s beloved tabby cat is that rare thing in children’s literature, an animal that doesn’t talk or embody all sorts of human characteristics. At least, I hope that’s what’s happening, because one of the senile aunts is holding a pair of pantyhose. As a cat lover I came upon this book many years ago and bought it for my two young grandchildren , every Christmas Eve it came out and we read it knowing the words almost off by heart .

This new animation is a gentler affair, adapted from Kerr’s picture book of the same name, which was first published in 1976. Yes there's now an official trailer for Mog’s Christmas which will send you into a Whisker Wonderland!

Benedict has previously starred as gay code-breaker Alan Turing in The Imitation Game and in Doctor Strange, The Power of the Dog , The Mauritanian, Brexit: The Uncivil War, Sherlock and Patrick Melrose.

Judith Kerr has the Dickens touch; she invents a whole world and invites you to share it," says star Miriam Margolyes, 82, who also voiced alien The Meep in a recent Doctor Who 60th anniversary episode. Watch out for some familiar faces glimpsed through the window of the cafe, sitting down to sausages and chips. I rough the drawings out like a blueprint for the assists and the art workers to make the final thing,” he says.

These reactions are the flip side of the usual childlike ‘wonder of Christmas’ stuff, highlighting just how odd some of our traditions must seem to an outsider. Because once we have decided who we are going to approach, we are banking on them knowing the books and having that nostalgic love of Judith Kerr.Mog is discombobulated: the decorations, the tree, the noise from visiting relatives in the form of two elderly aunts and one jolly uncle.