Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a secret passion for his neighbour, the lovely Mrs Silver. Unfortunately she lavishes all her affection on Alfie... her pet tortoise.

8. Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot (2016) A Bedouin rhyme - Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot: Preview - BBC One Christmas 2014 Judi Dench as a manic pixie dream neighbor in a coiffed red bob? Dustin Hoffman ...

Roald Dahl’s books for children ... No one is “pale,” Mrs. Silver, of “Esio Trot,” is “kind,” not “attractive,” and the word “fat” has been exorcised across the board.

Children must not be protected from “offensive” words in Roald Dahl’s books ... is reduced to “ugliness”, while Mrs Hoppy in Esio Trot is not an “attractive middle-aged lady ...

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 ...

Roald Dahl's classic books will now be republished ... Mrs Twit's 'fearful ugliness' has been cut to 'ugliness' and Mrs Hoppy in Esio Trot is not an 'attractive middle-aged lady' but a 'kind ...

The Weinstein Company (TWC) has picked up US rights to the BBC’s forthcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot, starring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench. TWC has secured all rights in the US, except ...

Publisher Puffin U.K. will release “The Roald Dahl Classic Collection ... the Pelly and Me,” “The Enormous Crocodile,” “Esio Trot,” “Billy and the Minpins,” “The Magic ...

A retired bachelor hatches an audacious plan to win the heart of his tortoise-loving neighbour. Roald Dahl adaptation with Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman. Flashing images. (2015)(88 mins) ...

Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a secret passion for his neighbour, the lovely Mrs Silver. Unfortunately she lavishes all her affection on Alfie... her pet tortoise.