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4/5 Goodreads Directed by Martin Gates Director Martin Gates | 7.6/10 IMDb Genre TV Special Initial release 25 December 1994 First episode date 25 December 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Marion Edwards and Sue Radley (script) Voices of Screenplay Sue Radley, Marion Edwards Cast Similar The Wind in the Willows, The Adventures of Ichabo, The Year Without a Santa Cla, Dr Seuss' How the Grinch St, Grandma Got Run Over by a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mole's Christmas (also known as The Wind in the Willows: Mole's Christmas) is a 30-minute animated film shot in 1994. The voices involved are Richard Briers (Rat), Peter Davison (Mole) and Ellie Beaven (Young Girl) with Imelda Staunton. Directed by Martin Gates, it is based on Kenneth Grahame's novel and is part of the Wind in the Willows series.
The film is light hearted and aimed at a younger audience. The plot involves a tired Mole and his friend Rat trudging through the snow one Christmas Eve towards Rat's home, all the while unknowingly pursued by two inept and clumsy weasels. Suddenly Mole smells his home and wishes he could be there. Once at his home Mole and Rat decorate it for Christmas and prepare a Christmas feast which they share with a group of poor mice carolers.
The 30-minute programme is the most exported UK-made TV show for the period between 1993–2003 and has been seen in 213 countries.
