Tonight, though, they were central to another tale of retiree romance. Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (BBC One) was a warm, witty and whimsical adaptation of the author's 1990 novel which would have melted ...

Looking back at my own edited collection of essays on Roald Dahl’s children’s literature, my notes on Esio Trot read, in a perhaps uninspired way, “marriage by deception”. This may make me ...

the double Oscar-winning legend didn’t need to extensively research his latest role in Esio Trot, the magical 90-minute film he stars in alongside Dame Judi Dench. Adapted from Roald Dahl’s ...

Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench in ‘Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot’ Credit: Photo: BBC The last time tortoises had a starring TV role was on the opening credits of One Foot In The Grave. Tonight ...

Mayhew-Archer’s 2015 TV movie Esio Trot was based on the novel by Roald Dahl and starred Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench. He co-wrote the drama with Richard Curtis after they previously ...

Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman are to star in a TV adaptation of Roald Dahl's Esio Trot. Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer have written the screenplay for a new BBC One production ...

Mr Hoppy (Dustin Hoffman) lives a quiet retiree's life, tending to his balcony garden, pottering to the shops and back and secretly being passionately, hopelessly in love with his downstairs ...