THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

Mark Hall and Chris Taylor co-direct this animated version of Kenneth Grahame’s much-loved children’s tale. Badger (voice of Michael Hordern), Rat (Ian Carmichael) and Mole (Richard Pearson) are the woodland and river-dwelling creatures who enjoy a simple, settled existence in the English countryside. However, their brash and egotistical friend, Toad (David Jason), is renowned for his passing fads and expensive but short-lived enthusiasms. When Toad develops a passion for motor cars, his resultant debts force him to sell his ancestral home, Toad Hall, to the cunning and conniving weasels.From the Back Cover
In this unique film, the award-winning animators of Cosgrove Halls have brought Kenneth Grahame’s characters, Badger, Mole, Ratty and the flamboyant Toad of Toad Hall, magically to life in a beautiful Edwardian country scene. Join these four lively characters in a wonderful production that captures all the fun and enchantment of a fairy tale adventure. With voices by David Jason, Michael Holden, Ian Carmichael, Una Stubbs, Beryl Reid and Richard Pearson.