CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 27m

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.

67%(128)IMDbRomanceComedy

Retired bachelor Mr Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbour Mrs Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie - until Mr Hoppy hatches an audacious plan.

Directed byDearbhla Walsh

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
EN
Released
January 2, 2015
Studios
Endor ProductionsBBC

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot: Trailer - BBC One Christmas 2014

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot: Trailer - BBC One Christmas 2014

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
James Corden

James Corden

Narrator

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Mr. Hoppy

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Mrs. Silver

Salo Gardner

Salo Gardner

Mr Mavrokoukoudopolous

Lara Rossi

Lara Rossi

Puppy Boy Mother

Jimmy Akingbola

Jimmy Akingbola

Keen Petshop Keeper

Katie Lyons

Katie Lyons

Philip's Mother

Pixie Davies

Pixie Davies

Roberta

Richard Cordery

Richard Cordery

Mr. Pringle

Pik-Sen Lim

Pik-Sen Lim

Mrs. Wu

Creative team
Directed by
Dearbhla Walsh
Dearbhla Walsh
Written by
Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Produced by
Hilary Bevan Jones

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