More creature discomforts

Back in November the Creature Discomforts adverts for Leonard Cheshire Disability were first shown, this week there will be more new characters and adverts but the message is the same and beautifully expressed by the voice behind Tim the Tortoise Ian Wilding, "See the person, not the disability".

There's lots of info on the site about how the adverts were made and the people who helped make them. You can also order the DVD of the adverts from the website.

New Creature Comforts

Aardman's latest creature comforts is made for Leonard Cheshire Disability charity. Leonard Cheshire provides services for disabled people and campaigns for their rights and have provided input for Aardman to create a range of new characters including Spud the Slug, Peg the Hedgehog and Flash the Sausage Dog. The characters explain some of the prejudices that are still common in the UK and are all voiced by real disabled people. The director Steve Harding-Hill described working with disabled people as being incredibly satisfying.

The Creature Discomforts characters appear in adverts that will be seen online, in magazines, at bus stops and on the Tube from this Thursday.

The aptly named "Creature Discomforts" series is previewed online and can be seen in full in the spring of 2008.