Richard Briers, Adrian Scarborough and Terence Rigby star in this
full-cast dramatisation, narrated by Alan Bennett.When Mole abandons his
spring cleaning one morning, he surfaces into the sunlight and
encounters the Water Rat. Mole stays with Ratty in his snug waterside
home, and soon he meets Ratty's friends: Badger, who lives in the Wild
Wood, and the incorrigible Toad of Toad Hall. This timeless tale of
waterside Britain has been loved by generations of children and
acclaimed as a classic. The story of Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad and
their escapades never fails to enchant. Many of the original cast from
Alan Bennett's acclaimed National Theatre production appear in this
Radio 4 dramatisation, including Richard Briers as Rat, Adrian
Scarborough as Mole and Terence Rigby as Albert - with Alan Bennett as
the narrator.