CLIFFORD worries that he costs too much to feed. So he kisses Emily-Elizabeth and sets off to join the travelling animal show, hoping to win a lifetime supply of Tummy Yummies.

Cleo and T-Bone won't let their big red pal walk off on his own and the fun begins as Clifford wades across the water from Birdwell Island and onto mainland America.

Sounds dreadful, doesn't it? But in reality Clifford is one of the most likeable cartoons, and he's funny too. Children will love this feature-length adventure, and of course it all ends up happily ever after.

Not as slick as Disney, but it's an entertaining hour and a quarter, even for a 37-year-old misery like me - Chris Parnell