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Gromit's concern that Wallace has become over-dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a smart gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own.

But once Norbot’s hardware is hacked to carry out crimes and then replicated to create an army of evil gnomes, Gromit must fight back to protect Wallace.

The gnome was found among suspected narcotics during a large drug search.

“It was a simple idea of, ‘What if Wallace invents a smart gnome, a robot gnome, to help Gromit in the garden, and things inevitably go wrong?’

Meanwhile, Asda's festive advert features a team of garden gnomes who rise up from the snow to save Christmas.