A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.
Retired bachelor Mr Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbour Mrs Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie - until Mr Hoppy hatches an audacious plan.
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Warm, intimate, classical in form and effortless.
- warmbleak
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- contemporarynostalgic
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Cast
- James CordenNarrator
- Dustin HoffmanMr. Hoppy
- Judi DenchMrs. Silver
- Salo GardnerMr Mavrokoukoudopolous
- Lara RossiPuppy Boy Mother
- Jimmy AkingbolaKeen Petshop Keeper
- Katie LyonsPhilip's Mother
- Pixie DaviesRoberta
- Richard CorderyMr. Pringle
- Pik-Sen LimMrs. Wu
Crew
- Dearbhla WalshDirector
- Richard CurtisWriter
- Paul Mayhew-ArcherWriter
- Roald DahlNovel
- Ben SmithardDirector of Photography
- Tim PhillipsOriginal Music Composer
- Tim MurrellEditor
- Hilary Bevan JonesProducer
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