A Tale of Two Toads

A Tale of Two Toads
Written by	Brian Trueman
Starring	David Jason Richard Pearson Peter Sallis Michael Hordern Brian Trueman Jimmy Hibbert
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Running time	60 mins
Original release
Network	ITV Network (CITV)
Release	6 December 1989 (1989-12-06)

A Tale of Two Toads is a 1989 hour-long feature from the 1980s stop motion animation series The Wind in the Willows, which itself was based on the 1908 novel by Kenneth Grahame. The film was animated by Cosgrove Hall and broadcast on Children's ITV. A further season of 13 episodes was shown under the title, Oh, Mr. Toad in some countries, whilst retaining the title The Wind in the Willows in others.

Plot

The Chief Weasel discovers that Toad has a double: an actor, impersonator and con artist (in short, someone after his own heart) called Isambard Beerbohm Toad. Together, they form a plan which involves the kidnapping of the real Toad and the acquisition of Toad Hall, all without the riverbankers noticing. Once this is done, Isambard continues to play the role of Toad in public, having perfected his voice and mannerisms. However, Badger, Rat and Mole cannot help noticing some slight oddities about their friend, particularly when he spreads slanderous remarks that the three have supposedly made about each other. Then, as if that were not strange enough, Toad breaks off his friendship with them, in favour of the weasels who are now sharing the Hall. Eventually, Badger’s keen observation leads them to realise the truth, and they must now rescue the real Toad before the weasels put an even more audacious plan into action and Toad becomes the weasels' enslaved prisoner forever.

Cast

• David Jason as Toad/Chief Weasel/Billy Rabbit
• Richard Pearson as Mole
• Peter Sallis as Ratty
• Sir Michael Hordern as Badger
• Brian Southwood as Otter
• Brian Trueman as Henchman Weasel/Various characters
• Jimmy Hibbert as Isambard/Ernest/Various characters

External links

• A Tale of Two Toads at IMDb