Film

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

2015 · 1h 27m · Romance · Comedy

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

IMDb

6.9

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.

James Corden

Narrator

Dustin Hoffman

Mr. Hoppy

Judi Dench

Mrs. Silver

Salo Gardner

Mr Mavrokoukoudopolous

Lara Rossi

Puppy Boy Mother

Jimmy Akingbola

Keen Petshop Keeper

Katie Lyons

Philip's Mother

Pixie Davies

Roberta

Richard Cordery

Mr. Pringle

Pik-Sen Lim

Mrs. Wu

Polly Kemp

Woman Passenger

Alexander Bracq

Rollerblading Couple

Joseph West

Phillip

Anna Cannings

Mrs. Court

Lisa Hammond

Mrs Desmond

Emily Ralph

Little Girl

• Dearbhla WalshDirector
• Richard CurtisWriter · Executive Producer
• Paul Mayhew-ArcherWriter
• Roald DahlNovel
• Hilary Bevan JonesProducer
• Matthew ReadExecutive Producer
• Bob WeinsteinExecutive Producer
• Harvey WeinsteinExecutive Producer
• Ben SmithardDirector of Photography
• Tim PhillipsOriginal Music Composer

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

Release date

January 2, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

0

Genres

Romance, Comedy

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