Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's beloved characters are heading to the screen. According to Variety, animation studio Magic Light Pictures is adapting 'The Baddies' with British talent including Sheridan Smith as narrator, Alison Steadman voicing the Witch, and SNL U.K.'s Hammed Animashaun as the Troll. The half-hour animated special continues Magic Light's track record of transforming picture-book classics into heartfelt television events.

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