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The Wind in the Willows is a British stop motion animated television series that was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1988, based on characters from Kenneth Grahame's classic story The Wind in the Willows and following the 1983 feature-length pilot film. The series took place where the film left off and the original voice cast members; David Jason, Richard Pearson and Michael Hordern returned. However Ian Carmichael who had previously voiced Rat in the film was now cast as the narrator and Rat's voice was replaced by Peter Sallis. It was made by Manchester-based animation company Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and shown on the ITV network. An hour-long feature, A Tale of Two Toads, was broadcast in 1989, and a fifth season of 13 episodes was shown in 1990 under the title Oh! Mr Toad in some countries, whilst retaining the title The Wind in the Willows in others.
Original Release
04/27/1984
US Release
04/05/1987
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Pearson | Mole |
Peter Sallis | Rat |
Michael Hordern | Badger |
David Jason | Toad / Chief Weasel / Billy Rabbit |
Ian Carmichael | Narrator |
Brian Trueman | Other Voices / Weasel Henchman, Additional Weasels |
Delia Corrie | Other Voices |
Brian Southwood | Other Voices |
Kate Lee | Other Voices |
Daphne Oxenford | Other Voices |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Chief's Return | Thursday, 22 March 1990 |
3 | Oarsman Toad | |
4 | Midsummer Night's Disaster | |
5 | The Compleat Bungler | |
6 | Mr. Toad of 'The Times' | |
7 | Toad in Motion | |
8 | Piano-Roll Toad | |
9 | Gypsy Toad | |
10 | Hip-Hip Soiree! | |
11 | Happy Birthday! | |
12 | A Toad in Time | |
13 | Toad in Love | |
14 | Toad: Film Maker |
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Directors
Jackie Cockle, Chris Taylor, Francis Vose
Writers
Kenneth Grahame, Brian Trueman, Rosemary Anne Sisson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Pearson | Mole |
Peter Sallis | Rat |
Michael Hordern | Badger |
David Jason | Toad / Chief Weasel / Billy Rabbit |
Ian Carmichael | Narrator |
Brian Trueman | Other Voices / Weasel Henchman, Additional Weasels |
Delia Corrie | Other Voices |
Brian Southwood | Other Voices |
Kate Lee | Other Voices |
Daphne Oxenford | Other Voices |
Jimmy Hibbert | Other Voices |
Peter Wheeler | Other Voices |
Allan Bardsley | Other Voices |
Una Stubbs | Other Voices |
Howard Lloyd-Lewis | Other Voices |
Beryl Reid | Other Voices |
Edward Kelsey | Other Voices |
Jonathan Cecil | Other Voices |
Charles Gray | The Stranger |
Mingyu | Other Voices |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Hambley | Executive Producer |
Mark Hall | Producer |
Brian Cosgrove | Producer |
Chris Taylor | Producer |