THE AMAZING MAURICE is the first animated feature film based on Terry Pratchett’s novel The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. The film tells the tale of Maurice, a large talking cat, who travels from town to town offering to solve a sudden and terrible rat problem for a fee. Hired by the exasperated townsfolk, Maurice unveils Keith, who’s accomplished on the flute, and when he plays the rats march out of town to the relief of the townsfolk. These are no ordinary rats – they talk and wear clothes and in fact are in on the scam with Maurice and Keith! All goes well with their ‘rat scam’ until they reach the town of Bad Blintz, where they meet a book obsessed girl, Malicia, who leads them on an adventure to solve the mystery of her town… THE AMAZING MAURICE stars Hugh Laurie as Maurice, Emilia Clarke as Malicia, David Thewlis as Boss Man, Himesh Patel as Keith, Gemma Arterton as Peaches and Hugh Bonneville as The Mayor.