Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Directed by Dearbhla Walsh. With James Corden, Salo Gardner, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Cordery. A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbour who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.

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Richard Curtis brings Roald Dahl's Esio Trot to BBC One in an adaptation starring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench...

A rare romance from the typically dark imagination of children’s book author Roald Dahl, “Esio Trot” spells more than just “tortoise” backwards, but an evening of warm-fuzzy feelings all around.

A retired bachelor develops feelings for his neighbor who is only affectionate toward her pet tortoise.

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot - Retired bachelor Mr. Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbor Mrs. Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise...

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.

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (TV) is a film directed by Dearbhla Walsh with Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench, James Corden, Lara Rossi, .... Year: 2015. Original title: Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (TV). Synopsis: A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot is a British comedy television film that was first broadcast as part of BBC One's 2015 Christmas programming. It is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel Esio Trot in which a retired bachelor falls in love with his neighbour, a widow, who keeps a tortoise as a companion after the death of her husband.[1][2]