The Wind in the Willows (TV series)
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The Wind in the Willows is a 52-episode TV series that aired between 1984 and 1990, based on characters from Kenneth Grahame's classic story The Wind in the Willows and following the 1983 film The Wind in the Willows.
The series stars David Jason as Toad, Sir Michael Hordern as Badger, Peter Sallis as Rat, and Richard Pearson as Mole.
The series is sometimes misidentified as being filmed in claymation, which is incorrect. The method used by Cosgrove Hall is a stop-motion animation process using scale model sets and poseable character figurines. The figurines are composed of an articulate metal skeleton (armature) covered in latex rubber, providing the flexibility and the detail which distinguishes the series.
Stone Roses guitarist John Squire worked on this series for Cosgrove Hall.
The theme song was sung by British singer-songwriter Ralph McTell.
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Movie (1983)
Series One (1984)
- The Further Adventures of Toad
- The Kidnapping of Toad
- The Ghost at Mole End
- The Great Steamer
- Buried Treasure
- Mole's Cousin
- The Grand Annual Show
- The Open Road Again
- Wayfarer's All
- The Weasel's Trap
- Burglary at Toad Hall
- The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
- The Yuletide Entertainment
Series Two (1985)
- Winter Sports
- Toad - Photographer
- The Rescue
- Bankruptcy
- The Storm
- Patient Toad
- The Labyrinth
- Harvest
- Auberon's Return
- The Great Golfing Gamble
- Gadget Mad
- May Day
- Fancy Dress
Series Three (1986)
- Paperchase
- Mercury of the Motorcycle
- Mr Toad's Telephone
- Toad - Astronomer
- Caught in a Maze
- School Days
- Badger's Remedy
- Masterchef
- Fire at Toad Hall
- Unlikely Allies
- A Producer's Lot
- Champion of the Green Baize
- Winter Haunts
Series Four (1987)
- Auld Lang Syne
- Bricks and Mortar
- The Lost River
- The Tournament
- Lord Toad
- Hot Air
- Fighting Fit
- Hall for Sale
- Toad's Harvest
- Monster of the Wild Wood
- Remember, Remember
- Tunnels and Tremors
- Happy New Year
A Tale Of Two Toads (1987)
Series Five (1990)
- The Chief's Return
- Oarsman Toad
- Midsummer Night's Disaster
- The Compleat Bungler
- Mr. Toad of 'The Times'
- Toad in Motion
- Piano-Roll Toad
- Gypsy Toad
- Hip-Hip Soirée!
- Happy Birthday!
- A Toad in Time
- Toad in Love
- Toad: Film Maker
