Animation nation: Brown Bag

From Oscar nods to BAFTA nominations, Irish animation is going through a golden age.

NODDY has a murderous look in his eye. Years of tolerating Big Ears jokes, and driving a car that’s too small for him, have taken their toll on his sanity. He’s snapped. The butcher’s knife in his right hand is poised to strike the retreating pig, Olivia.

She trails a skeletal arm and grimaces. Noddy is Toytown’s Freddie Krueger and this is Nightmare on Elf Street.