LIGHTS, CAMERAS, AND SOME VERY STICKY ACTION!

ANIMATION supervisor Pablo Grillo of Framestore, the animation company that brought Paddington to life, says: ‘There were a lot of real marmalade sandwiches made during the production.

‘Whenever Paddington had them, they were always real because artificial ones never look as good as the real thing, although they can quickly get very sticky under the hot lights.’ When Paddington feeds Knuckles McGinty a sandwich, actor Brendan Gleeson ate 20 — until the director was happy with the shot.

Marmalade sandwiches aren’t the favourite food of Andean ‘spectacled’ bears . . . ‘Honey and peanut butter are their favourite treats,’ says Will Condliffe from Chester Zoo.