Pingu and the family go to a restaurant, where a jazz band is playing for the diners. Pingu is so excited by their music that he wants to join in.

Pingu helps out the police by directing traffic after an accident causes a traffic jam. However, Pingu's whistling and signalling starts to look more and more like a dance.

And it wasn’t just the UK that fell in love with Pingu; the franchise was exported to more than 150 countries. In Japan, he became an undisputed icon and a mascot of kawaii culture, with £2m ...