![]() ![]() ![]() "Bears have this quality that children in particular feel they can tell their secrets to and they won't pass them on."Īctor Hugh Bonneville, who plays Mr. "I think dolls are always wondering what they're going to wear next," he told The Associated Press. Many of the children had name tags hung around their necks.īond said a sense of vulnerability "was an important part of Paddington's persona" and a reason why children were drawn to him.Įxplaining the character's enduring appeal in 2008, Bond said "there's something about bears which sets them apart from the other toys." In creating the initially homeless Paddington, Bond drew on memories of the refugees and evacuees who streamed through British train stations before and after World War II, seeking security in safer places. ![]()
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