Summary
Hailed as the "rightful heir" to "The Wind in the Willows", William Horwood's critically acclaimed sequel comes to magical life in this beautifully animated feature-length classic. Join four of the best-loved characters in children's literature for their heart-warming and hilarious new adventure along the Riverbank, narrated by Academy Award-winner Vanessa Redgrave.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 66
IMDb7.2
Audience score60%
Running time
1 h 11 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 animated movies, −18 min on the typical 89
typical 8971Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
1996
December 26, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Primetime Emmy Awards1997
- Outstanding Voice-Over Performance1997Won
- Outstanding Animated Program1997Nominated
Rated
- GUnited States
and 14 more21 people
- Alan BennettMole
- Michael GambonBadger
- Rik MayallToad
- Michael PalinRat
- Vanessa RedgraveGrandmother / Narrator
- Enn ReitelOtter
- Adrian ScarboroughNephew Vole
- ZLZoot LynamPortly
- James VilliersMagistrate
- DSDavid SinclairGaoler/Clerk
Mark LockyerChief Weasel
Ronald FraserChief Judge
Peter CellierPrendergast
Windsor DaviesCommissioner of Police
Mike GradyPilot
Simon WilliamsBishop
Bill OddieSweep
Kate RobbinsVoice- MNMegan NicolVoice
- JFJemima FfyneAlexandra
Tom StourtonEdward
Directing · 1
- Dave Unwin Director
Writing · 3
- Ted Walker Writer
- William Horwood Novel
- Kenneth Grahame Characters
Production · 5
- Jonathan Peel Executive Producer
- Julia Waye Executive Producer
- Peter Orton Executive Producer
- John Coates Producer
- Celestia Fox Casting
Sound · 1
- Colin Towns Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Loraine Marshall Art Direction
Visual Effects · 2
- Richard Nye 2D Artist
- Kim Craste Animation Supervisor
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