The grand old man of “Wallace” voicing fame, and British TV, before he became a voice-acting icon — Peter Sallis — passed away in 2017 just a few years shy of reaching 100.

The Wallace & Gromit filmmakers decided against any AI recreation of his quizzical, comically querullous tones and recast him to revive this long running series of misadventures of a smart dog and the puttering Cockney who shares his life with him. Ben Whitehead fills those comfy shoes now.

Lenny Henry‘s the biggest “name” (the one I recognize) in this voice cast.

“Vengeance Most Foul” premieres Jan. 3 on Netflix, the perfect home for Aardman’s bespoke animated marvels.