The Spiderwick Chronicles may not be in the same fantasy league as the tales of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling.

Creature Comforts, the U.S. version of the hit U.K. television series, will premiere Monday, June 4 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. THe show is based on the original Academy Award winning short film of the same name created by Nick Park and Aardman Animations, Ltd.

Hollywood film studio DreamWorks Animation and the makers of the Wallace And Gromit films have severed their troubled partnership after their quirky British characters failed to catch on in the US.