WITH much talk and excitement about the new Paddington Bear film, one West Devon company will be looking very closely to see if they can spot Paddington Bear with a hat box!

The Empty Hat Box Company, from Milton Abbot, were asked to make a special hat box for the film and have been waiting with excitement for its release ever since.

Company director Giselle Hulme said: 'We are often asked to make authentic beautiful boxes for film and television when the director wants a particular look or special moment, so perhaps Paddington will get the hat box sticky with his marmalade sandwiches! We are very much looking forward to seeing it.'

The Empty Box Company often makes boxes for Eastenders when someone is giving a special gift and also recently hat boxes and dress boxes for the last episode of Downton Abbey when Rose was getting married.