Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Synopsis

Mr. Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment building. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives below him. Mr. Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony and exchanges polite conversation with Mrs. Silver, but he is too shy to disclose how he feels. Mr. Hoppy longs to express his feelings to Mrs. Silver, but he can never bring his lips to form the words. Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, whom she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew of some way to make her little Alfie grown into a larger, more dignified tortoise. Mr. Hoppy suddenly thinks of a way to give Mrs. Silver her wish and win her affection.

Main Cast

James Corden

Narrator

Age : 45 | Popularity : 21%

Dustin Hoffman

Mr. Hoppy

Age : 86 | Popularity : 26%

Judi Dench

Mrs. Silver

Age : 89 | Popularity : 29%

Salo Gardner

Mr Mavrokoukoudopolous

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Lara Rossi

Puppy Boy Mother

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Jimmy Akingbola

Keen Petshop Keeper

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Katie Lyons

Philip's Mother

Age : 42 | Popularity : 5%

Pixie Davies

Roberta

Age : 17 | Popularity : 8%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Novel	Roald Dahl
	Writer	Richard Curtis Paul Mayhew-Archer
Production	Executive Producer	Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Richard Curtis Matthew Read
	Casting	Rachel Freck
	Producer	Hilary Bevan Jones
	Line Producer	Ian Hogan
Sound	Foley Artist	Peter Burgis
	Dialogue Editor	Jeff Richardson
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Stuart Hilliker
	Sound Recordist	Chris Ashworth
	Music	Tim Phillips
	Foley Recordist	Catherine Thomas
	Foley Editor	Philip Clements Sarah Elias
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Jenny Beavan
	Makeup Supervisor	Sian Wilson
	Makeup Designer	Christina Baker
	Makeup Artist	Suzanne David
Art	Production Design	Tom Burton
	Set Decoration	Barbara Herman-Skelding
	Art Direction	Dominic Roberts
	Standby Art Director	Caroline Harper
Camera	Director of Photography	Ben Smithard
Editing	Editor	Tim Murrell
Directing	Director	Dearbhla Walsh
Crew	Stand In	Michael Wade
Department	Role	Name

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