Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.
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.

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Cast

James Corden James Corden As: Narrator
Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman As: Mr. Hoppy
Judi Dench Judi Dench As: Mrs. Silver
Salo Gardner Salo Gardner As: Mr Mavrokoukoudopolous
Lara Rossi Lara Rossi As: Puppy Boy Mother
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Romance, Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 02 January 2015

Country: GB

Runtime: 87m

Company Credits

Company: Endor Productions, BBC

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Cast

James Corden

James Corden

Narrator

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Mr. Hoppy

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Mrs. Silver

Salo Gardner

Salo Gardner

Mr Mavrokoukoudopolous

Lara Rossi

Lara Rossi

Puppy Boy Mother

Jimmy Akingbola

Jimmy Akingbola

Keen Petshop Keeper

Katie Lyons

Katie Lyons

Philip's Mother

Pixie Davies

Pixie Davies

Roberta

Richard Cordery

Richard Cordery

Mr. Pringle

Pik-Sen Lim

Pik-Sen Lim

Mrs. Wu

Polly Kemp

Polly Kemp

Woman Passenger

Alexander Bracq

Alexander Bracq

Rollerblading Couple

Joseph West

Joseph West

Phillip

Anna Cannings

Anna Cannings

Mrs. Court

Lisa Hammond

Lisa Hammond

Mrs Desmond

Emily Ralph

Emily Ralph

Little Girl

Geoffrey McGivern

Geoffrey McGivern

Shop Keeper

Leo Umeh

Leo Umeh

Puppy Boy

Ronnie Hughes

Ronnie Hughes

Trumpeter

Jack Honeyborne

Jack Honeyborne

Pianist

Aaran Mitra

Aaran Mitra

Boy in Pet Shop (uncredited)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Matthew Read

Matthew Read

Executive Producer

Bob Weinstein

Bob Weinstein

Executive Producer

Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein

Executive Producer

Richard Curtis

Richard Curtis

Executive Producer

Ian Hogan

Ian Hogan

Line Producer

Hilary Bevan Jones

Hilary Bevan Jones

Producer

Rachel Freck

Rachel Freck

Casting

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sian Wilson

Sian Wilson

Makeup Supervisor

Suzanne David

Suzanne David

Makeup Artist

Christina Baker

Christina Baker

Makeup Designer

Jenny Beavan

Jenny Beavan

Costume Design

Sound

Tim Phillips

Tim Phillips

Original Music Composer

Chris Ashworth

Chris Ashworth

Sound Recordist

Sarah Elias

Sarah Elias

Foley Editor

Jeff Richardson

Jeff Richardson

Dialogue Editor

Philip Clements

Philip Clements

Foley Editor

Stuart Hilliker

Stuart Hilliker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Burgis

Peter Burgis

Foley Artist

Catherine Thomas

Catherine Thomas

Foley Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ben Smithard

Ben Smithard

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Tom Burton

Tom Burton

Production Design

Dominic Roberts

Dominic Roberts

Art Direction

Barbara Herman-Skelding

Barbara Herman-Skelding

Set Decoration

Caroline Harper

Caroline Harper

Standby Art Director

Other Crew

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