As Paddington Bear returns to cinemas this weekend – with his third film in 10 years – Ben Whishaw, the actor who voices the marmalade-loving bear, says he had “had no idea” the character would prove to be a golden goose to the UK film industry.

Speaking to Sky News, the actor confessed that when he lent his voice to the first film he didn’t know what he was “getting myself into”.

He added: “I had no idea that it would be such a big thing for so many people.”

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