Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself.
Acting
Matt Lucas commits fully to Toad's unhinged energy.
Production
Toad Hall looks like a fever dream of English privilege.
Costume
Animal prosthetics that walk the line of charming and cursed.
Director
Rachel Talalay
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rachel Talalay also directed Tank Girl and multiple Doctor Who episodes—this is somehow her most restrained work.
This adaptation leans hard into the Edwardian class satire that Disney's version completely ignored.
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