As i grew up with the books and the childrens TV show as well as the fact Hugh Grant was so brilliantly evil in Paddington 2 .. actually the film was so good it was almost Wes Anderson meets Paddington…… anyway i digress bad people are making fake Paddingtons and as i used to clutch mine firmly when young i just find this unacceptable!
Paddington toy factoid – Jeremy Clarkson’s parents made their money in a deal with Michael Bond to exclusively make Paddington Bears – don’t believe me . Read. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/20682398.jeremy-clarksons-unusual-link-paddington-bear/
They were even seized in Portobello road, where of course Mr Gruber had his shop !
The Independent
Fake Paddington Bear goods worth more than £15,000 have been seized in London following a crackdown on counterfeit merchandise.
Nearly 2,000 counterfeit items have been confiscated from shops across Notting Hill where scenes from the Paddington Bear film franchise were filmed.
A trading standards raid in Portobello Road recovered 1,500 fakes, including tote bags that were being sold for £10 each.
A further 400 rip-offs were seized from five shops in Earl’s Court Road on Wednesday, including 174 magnets, 138 tote bags, 69 shot glasses, 19 packs of playing cards, 11 thimbles and nine spoon rests.
Officials from Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea said there has been a sharp rise in illegal sales of counterfeit merchandise ahead of the release of Paddington In Peru on Friday, the third film in the franchise.
