Roald Dahl's Esio Trot 9 years old

A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Mr. Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment building. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives below him. Mr. Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony and exchanges polite conversation with Mrs. Silver, but he is too shy to disclose how he feels. Mr. Hoppy longs to express his feelings to Mrs. Silver, but he can never bring his lips to form the words. Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, whom she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew of some way to make her little Alfie grown into a larger, more dignified tortoise. Mr. Hoppy suddenly thinks of a way to give Mrs. Silver her wish and win her affection.

Credits

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot Cast

Name Character
Judi Dench She was 80, now 89 years old as Mrs. Silver
James Corden He was 36, now 45 years old as Narrator
Katie Lyons She was 33, now 42 years old as Philip's Mother
Dustin Hoffman He was 77, now 86 years old as Mr. Hoppy
Jimmy Akingbola He was 37, now 46 years old as Keen Petshop Keeper
Richard Cordery He was 65, now 74 years old as Mr. Pringle
Geoffrey McGivern He was 63, now 72 years old as Shop Keeper
Alexander Bracq as Rollerblading Couple
Polly Kemp as Woman Passenger

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot Crew

Name Department
Tom Burton as Production Design. He was 51 (46) years old when He died Art
Barbara Herman-Skelding as Set Decoration. Art
Rachel Freck as Casting. Production
Jenny Beavan as Costume Design. She was 65 (now 74) years old Costume & Make-Up
Ben Smithard as Director of Photography. He was 45 (now 54) years old Camera
Hilary Bevan Jones as Producer. She was 62 (now 71) years old Production
Tim Murrell as Editor. Editing
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot poster
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (9 years)

A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.

  • Release day: Friday, January 02, 2015
  • Runtime: 87 minutes