| The Wind in the Willows | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Oh, Mr. Toad (series 5) |
| Genre | Stop-motion Family Comedy |
| Created by | Cosgrove Hall |
| Written by | Kenneth Grahame Rosemary Anne Sisson Brian Trueman |
| Directed by | Mark Hall Chris Taylor Jackie Cockle |
| Starring | David Jason Richard Pearson Peter Sallis Michael Hordern Daphne Oxenford Brian Trueman Delia Corrie Brian Southwood Kate Lee Peter Wheeler Jimmy Hibbert |
| Narrated by | Ian Carmichael |
| Theme music composer | Keith Hopwood, Malcolm Rowe[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 1 (Oh, Mr. Toad) |
| No. of episodes | 52 13 (Oh, Mr. Toad) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Brian Cosgrove Mark Hall John Hambley Chris Taylor |
| Editor | John McManus |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Production companies | Cosgrove Hall Productions Thames Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 27 April 1984 – 19 June 1990 |
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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 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows and following the 1983 feature-length pilot film.[2]
The series continues from where the film left off, and original voice cast members David Jason, Richard Pearson and Michael Hordern return. However, Ian Carmichael, who had previously voiced Rat in the film, has now been cast as the narrator, and Rat is now played by Peter Sallis.
The series 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. It ran for five seasons, with the final season airing in 1990 under the title Oh, Mr. Toad, with a different theme song.[3] In some countries, the original title is retained in the fifth season, and all seasons were packaged together as The Wind in the Willows on DVD. In August 2022, the first three series, as well as the first TV film, were added to streaming service Britbox in the United Kingdom.[4]