Part of the charm of the “Wallace & Gromit” films is their unabashed Britishness, which the filmmakers have had to fight (politely) to preserve as their audience has become more and more global. While Netflix was largely supportive, they did have a bit of a back and forth over the turn of phrase “Flippin’ Nora!” (They ultimately kept it.)

The stop-motion animated film, coming to Netflix on Jan. 3, is full of elaborate inventions and delightful sprinkles of wit, writes .

It’s a Christmas present wrapped in claymation, a stocking stuffer wrapped with laughs, a wonderful treat for the holidays — it’s the new Wallace & Gromit