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Toad of Toad Hall
Genrechildrens'
Based onToad of Toad Hall
by A.A. Milne
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
Written byMichael Barry
Directed byMichael Barry
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90 mins
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release29 December 1946 (1946-12-29)

Toad of Toad Hall is a 1946 British TV adaptation of the 1929 play Toad of Toad Hall by A. A. Milne,[1] itself an adaptation of the 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

It was produced by Michael Barry who presented the same play again the following year with many different cast members.[2] It was an early television appearance by Kenneth More who reprised the role several times on stage.[3][4]

The adaptation aired every Christmas for four years' running.[5]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Daily Telegraph. 28 December 1946. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Toad of Toad Hall · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
  3. ^ Vagg, Stephen (16 April 2023). "Surviving Cold Streaks: Kenneth More". Filmink. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ "In Royal command film". West London Press, Westminster and Chelsea News. 3 December 1948. p. 5.
  5. ^ More, Kenneth (24 October 1959). "'Take him away!'". Manchester Evening News. p. 3.
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