Mr. Toad's Telephone is an episode of The Wind in the Willows
Toad foolishly gets a new telephone from the Weasels and is very excited about it. But there are a few problems: firstly, the building kit has no wires (the Weasels point out that he never asked for wires) and secondly, no one else on the Riverbank owns a phone. Toad has to spend even more money connecting up his friends, and the situation quickly becomes more complicated than he expected.
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.
- Animators: Andrea Lord and Monica McCartney.
- Model Characters Designed and Sculpted by Brain Cosgrove and Bridget Appleby.
- Model Characters Constructed by Peter Saundrs, Noel Baker, Colin Batty, Peter Bentley, Clare Elliott and Marcia Pidgeon.
- Models, Sets and Props by Chris Walker, Graham Maiden, Helen Plaumer, Paul Simpson, Pippa Greenwood and Rowena Watson.
- Series Designed by Terry Brown.
- 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 Jerry Andrews.
- Rostrum Camera by Peter Kidd.
- Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner.
- Film Editor: 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 1986.
Copyright Gag[]
Despite this episode being broadcasted in 1987, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXVI' as it is dated in 1986.
Trivia[]
- Recording date: September 17, 1986.