Fancy Dress is an episode of The Wind in the Willows. It first aired on March 25, 1986 and repeated on September 24, 1987.
Toad invites everyone to a fancy dress party, at which he plans on making a surprise entrance. Mole decides that he will go as an Indian chief, while Ratty goes as an admiral and Badger as a rajah. A group of weasels have also shown up at the party, all of them dressed as burglars (except for one who is dressed as a fairy), with the Chief Weasel as a policeman. Throughout the party, they secretly snatch cutlery, jewels, and even Ratty's watch, and hide them in a suit of armour, which turns out to be Toad in costume (he attended to appear as a "knight watchman", but the suit was too heavy to move). The plan works fine until the suit falls down the stairs and all the jewels tumble out, along with Toad, who exposes the weasels and has them driven out.
Credits[]
- Based on the Characters created by Kenneth Grahame.
- Story written by Brian Trueman.
- Voices by Richard Pearson, Peter Sallis, Sir Michael Hordern and David Jason.
- Narrated by Ian Carmichael.
- Other Voices: Brian Trueman, Brian Southwood, Delia Corrie, Kate Lee and Daphne Oxenford.
- Animators: Sue Pugh and Paul Berry.
- Model Characters Designed and Sculpted by Brain Cosgrove and Bridget Appleby.
- Model Characters Constructed by Peter Saunders, Peter Bentley, Claire Elliott, Bridget Smith and Marcia Pidgeon.
- Designed by Terry Brown.
- Models, Sets and Props by Chris Walker, Helen Plaumer, Paul Simpson, Graham Maiden, Rowena Watson and Pippa Lewis.
- Costume Design by Nigel Cornford.
- Illustration by Beverley Bush.
- Stills Photography by Richard Smiles.
- Music Composed by Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe.
- Music Arranged by Brian Ibbleston.
- Wind in the Willows sung by Ralph McTell.
- Model Camera by Joe Dembinski and Jerry Andrews.
- Rostrum Camera by Frank Hardie.
- Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner.
- Film Editors: John McManus and Eilis Ward.
- Assistant Editor: Jane Hicks.
- Associate Producer: Chris Taylor.
- Executive Producer: John Hambley.
- Produced by Mark Hall and Brian Cosgrove.
- Directed by Jackie Cockle.
- © Cosgrove Hall Productions Ltd 1985.
Copyright Gag[]
Despite this episode being broadcasted in 1986, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXV' as it is dated in 1985.
Trivia[]
- Recording date: October 2, 1985.