Tiny aliens in a department store have an existential crisis. British chaos ensues.
Truckers, the first of Terry Pratchett's novels to be adapted for TV brings to life the story of the Nomes. 15000 years ago the Nomes crashed to Earth in a scout ship from the starship Swan. Generations of them have come and gone with the passing years and the changing countryside. Suddenly faced with extinction, the ten surviving Nomes, guided by their reluctant leader Masklin, must face many exciting adventures during their search for a new home and hiding place in the big, bad world of the humans.
Practical Effects
Gloriously janky stop-motion that ages like funky cheese
Writing
Pratchett's existential dread wrapped in a kids' adventure
Director
Chris Taylor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was produced by Cosgrove Hall, the same studio behind Danger Mouse and Count Duckula—explaining the unhinged energy.
The department store 'Arnold Bros' is based on real British retail giant Marks & Spencer, making this essentially class commentary about middle-class shopping habits.
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