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30/12/1983 Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure, TV Movie 1h 18m
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Overview

One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. They go for a picnic on the riverbank, on a caravan expedition with Toad, until Toad switches allegiance to his new car and his reckless driving makes Mole and Rat search out Badger for help in curbing Toad's profligate habits. But Toad gets away from them and gets a 20-year sentence from the magistrate for theft, reckless driving, and Gross Impertinence. While Toad works his wiles on the jailer's daughter and escapes jail dressed as a washer woman, Badger tries to guard Toad Hall from the machinations of the Weasels and is badly beaten. And it requires a plan of attack and all four comrades to regain Toad Hall.

  1. Chris Taylor

    Director

  2. Mark Hall

    Director

  3. Rosemary Anne Sisson

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Pearson

    Mole

  2. Michael Hordern

    Badger

  3. Ian Carmichael

    Rat

  4. David Jason

    Toad

  5. Beryl Reid

    The Magistrate

  6. Una Stubbs

    Jailer's Daughter / Various

  7. Jonathan Cecil

    Reggie (voice)

  8. Brian Trueman

    Weasel Henchman (voice)

  9. Edward Kelsey

    (voice)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-20
Cosgrove Hall were very much at the forefront of stop-motion animation in Britain at the start of the 1980s with their award-winning “Danger Mouse” and with this, probably their finest long-form adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s charming story. It’s “Mole” who gets fed up repainting his burrow and so sets off for a stroll to see his friend “Rat” and thence deep into the wintry woods to find “Badger”. These three are agitated by the erratic behaviour of “Toad” who has discovered the joys of the motor car, but not really of sensible driving. Indeed, he’s wrecked so many o...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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