Find Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers until Monday 25 June in Catch Up > BBC iPlayer

Aardman Animations has been bringing Plasticine to life via astonishingly engaging comedy characters for almost half a century now, whether in TV, music videos or movies. It’s a venerated institution and a true creative force. 

So, naturally, when we spot our old chums Wallace & Gromit in BBC iPlayer, we can’t not tell you about it, can we? Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, available until Monday 25 June in Catch Up > BBC iPlayer, turns 25 years old this December. 25 years old. We can literally feel our faces wrinkling up like a vacuum-packed winter duvet.

From Aardman’s early shorts to its box-office hits, the Bristol-based outfit has always been celebrated for the expressiveness and charm of its characters, beloved by adults as much as kids. If you aren’t watching Wallace & The Gromit: The Wrong Trousers for the bit with the train where Gromit furiously lays some track and then catches the devious Feathers McGraw in a bottle, what are you even doing with your Saturday afternoon? Eh?

But which of the plasticine pals is your pet fave? It's a tough challenge, but we had a good go. Peruse our top 10 and vote for your winner at the bottom.

Ten cracking Aardman characters