Prop Store is proud to present an exclusive offering of ‘The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists’ stop motion puppets, props and set pieces from Aardman and Sony Pictures Animation.

After learning of the Queen’s evil plan, the Pirate Captain and Charles Darwin sneak aboard the QV1 to rescue poor Polly the dodo and the other endangered animals on board that are intended to be served as part of the Rare Creatures Dining Club for World Leaders. Once removing her skirt to reveal her bloomers, Queen Vic tries everything from sword fighting to stealing an airship in attempt to keep Polly and unsurprisingly, is left looking rather dishevelled!

Queen Victoria displays a tremendous amount of detail, including her crooked crown and intricate lace-trimmed undergarments, all made from silicone. Her head is resin, with a small amount of plasticine around her eyes and eyelids and she features a detachable mouth piece made from ‘Rapid Prototyped’ resin, both which would have been altered throughout filming to create maximum expression. Her unruly hair is made from silicone with a number of flyaway strands featuring internal wiring for realistic movement. There is a small amount of silicone missing from the sole of her right boot revealing the metal plate that would have been used to position her securely, Without doubt one of the most memorable scenes in the entire movie, the dishevelled Queen remains in outstanding production used condition. She is presented on a bespoke display stand and measures approximately 28cm (11”) tall, with the stand measuring approximately 13.5x12.5cm (5.25x4.75”) around the base.

Please note: Customers completing a purchase for this artefact, hereby agree that it will not be replicated or used in any other film or television production. These items should be carefully handled and treated with a degree of respect to ensure a long lasting life after their retirement from plundering the high seas!

In The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain – a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It's a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they do battle with the pirate-hating Queen Victoria and team up with a young Charles Darwin, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!