Aardman's 20 best films – ranked!

From early experiments in claymation TV to its forthcoming Shaun the Sheep big-screen sequel, we rate the animation studio's output

After it was used for a perfume ad, Nina Simone's jazz classic made it into the top 10 in the autumn of 1987. Inspired, no doubt, by the (non-Aardman) video for a successful re-release of Jackie Wilson's Reet Petite earlier in the year, this music video became a second bite at claymation-meets-1950s. Peter Lord, who directed, went with a sultry singing cat and some artistic shots of piano keys.