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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

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

20156.71h 27m

Overview

Retired bachelor Mr Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbour Mrs Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie - until Mr Hoppy hatches an audacious plan.

Directed by Dearbhla Walsh
Written by Richard Curtis, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Roald Dahl
Produced by Hilary Bevan Jones
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Top 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

Themes & Keywords

secret lovelondon, englandbased on novel or bookbachelorflatgadgetpet shopwinecrushgardenergarden shearswoman directortortoiseinnuendodinner dateanagram

About Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot is a romance, comedy film released in 2015 exploring themes of secret love, london, england, based on novel or book, bachelor, flat, gadget. Directed by Dearbhla Walsh, it stars James Corden, Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench. Retired bachelor Mr Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbour Mrs Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie - until Mr Hoppy hatches an audacious plan.

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