Toad: Film Maker is an Episode of The Wind in the Willows.
Toad's new craze is film-making, but with Badger, Mole and Rat preparingvfor the Winter he seeks other cast members. After the initial failure of a young Hedgehog and Billy Rabbit in the role of the orphan child, the heroine and her villainous father are replaced by the Henchman and Chief Weasel. The screening reveals a rough cut, and much hilarity, and even Badger is cheered by Mr. Toad's screen wedding to the Chief Weasel's Henchman.
Background Music used for Toad's film[]
- "Poor But Pure" (KPM-0108. Track 40) by Sam Fonteyn.
- "Brave Jack" (KPM-0108. Track 23) by Keith Charles Nichols.
- "Dirty Work At The Crossroads" (KPM-0108. Track 3) by Sam Fonteyn.
- "Wedding March"
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.
- Other Voices: Brian Trueman and Jimmy Hibbert.
- Animators: Marj Graham, Rachel Hall and Andrea Lord.
- Model Characters Designed and Sculpted by Brain Cosgrove and Bridget Appleby.
- Illustration by Beverley Bush.
- Costume Design by Nigel Cornford.
- Costume Assistant Design by Helen Plaumer.
- Model Characters Constructed by Peter Saunders, Colin Batty, Clare Elliott, Ian McKinnon, Noel Baker, Peter Bentley, Marcia E. Pidgeon and Bridget Smith.
- Models, Sets and Props by Graham G. Maiden, Pippa Greenwood, Paul Simpson, Rowena D. Kidd, Jim Bridge, Rick Kent, Jeff Spain and Steve Howarth.
- Music Composed by Keith Hopwood and Malcolm Rowe.
- Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner.
- Model Camera by Cathy Travis.
- Rostrum Camera by Peter Kidd.
- Film Editor: Nibs Senior.
- Assistant Editor: Hilary Wyatt.
- Associate Producer: Chris Taylor.
- Executive Producer: John Hambley.
- Produced by Mark Hall and Brian Cosgrove.
- Directed by Brian Little.
- © Cosgrove Hall Productions Ltd 1989.
Copyright Gag[]
Despite this episode being broadcasted in 1990, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXIX' as it is dated in 1989.
Trivia[]
- Recording date: January 9, 1989.
- In the final scene, Badger remarks to Mole how, when they are gone, they will be preserved forever on a strip of film, providing an insight for those in the future as to what their lives were like in their time. This reflects the fact that this episode is the series finale, as it provides a fitting conclusion to the series.