"A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere." Four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash.

"In order to catch him, he must become him." A revolutionary medical technique allows an undercover agent to take the physical appearance of a major criminal and infiltrate his organization.

Wallace is used by a criminal penguin in a robbery involving mechanical trousers.

Wallace falls for Wendolene, a wool shop owner, while Gromit is framed for the sheep rustling.

"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." -- Henry Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1955. Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.