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The Wind in the Willows( 1983)

TV-MAFantasyAnimationFamilyAdventureTV Movie
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Pearson

      Mole

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      Michael Hordern

      Badger

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      Ian Carmichael

      Rat

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      David Jason

      Toad

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      Beryl Reid

      The Magistrate

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      Una Stubbs

      Jailer's Daughter / Various

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      Jonathan Cecil

      Reggie (voice)

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      Brian Trueman

      Weasel Henchman (voice)

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      Edward Kelsey

      (voice)

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      Alan Bardsley

      (voice)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jun 20 2025
    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 of the things that he is bec...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • stop motion