[1] Directed by Lionel Jeffries, it stars The Wombles, David Tomlinson, Frances de la Tour, and Bonnie Langford.

According to critic Noel Crown, "Wombling Free might have appeared a safe investment, given the popularity of the books, TV series, novelty pop group, and associated merchandise, but was universally received with hostility.

"[2] Based on the BBC children's series, this film charts the adventures of the Wombles, a colony of small litter-picking creatures who live in Wimbledon Common in 1970s London.

Wombling Free was part of a slate of films released in the late 70s through the Rank Organisation, who re-entered the filmmaking arena.

[8] Sight and Sound wrote "Saddled with instantly forgettable songs, a flabby plot, and a bromidic human family cut to the Disney pattern, the Wombles of Wimbledon make a sadly inauspicious big screen debut.