| Esio Trot | |
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| Based on | Esio Trot by Roald Dahl |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Dearbhla Walsh |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Tim Phillips |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Hilary Bevan Jones |
| Cinematography | Ben Smithard |
| Editor | Tim Murrell |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Endor Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 1 January 2015 |
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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, or simply Esio Trot, is a British comedy drama television film directed by Dearbhla Walsh and written by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, based on the 1990 novel, Esio Trot, by Roald Dahl. In the film, a retired bachelor (Dustin Hoffman) falls in love with his neighbour, a widow (Judi Dench) who keeps a tortoise as a companion after the death of her husband.[1][2]
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot debuted in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2015, on BBC One.[3] It was seen by 7.86 million viewers, making it the ninth-most watched programme on BBC One and across all United Kingdom TV channels for the week ending 4 January 2015.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
BBCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sweney, Mark (22 August 2013). "Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench to star in Roald Dahl adaptation for BBC". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "BBC One - Roald Dahl's Esio Trot". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, barb.co.uk, shows Roald Dahl's Esio Trot in place 9 of most watched for week ending 4 January 2015. Accessed 23 December 2017