1 9 8 3 – 1 9 8 8 (UK)
1 x 90 minute episode
16 x 30 minute episodes
A delightful animated musical version of Kenneth Grahame’s classic 1908 tale of the adventures of Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger, spun off from a 90-minute feature made in 1983 (with Ian Carmichael as Rat).
TV again returned to Grahame’s Edwardian countryside with a 1995 animation voiced by Rik Mayall (Toad), Alan Bennett (Mole), Michael Palin (Rat) and Michael Gambon (Badger).
A seamless 1996 sequel, The Willows In Winter, written by William Horwood, saw the furry friends in watery trouble with Mole swept away by the icy river.
Mole
Richard Pearson
Rat
Peter Sallis
Toad
David Jason
Badger
Michael Hordern
