The Willows, Winter and Mr Morley (1983-4)
Mr. Morley only ever gave our class one piece of homework. He was my teacher when I was in the 4th Year at Junior School. Just before Christmas 1983 he told us all to watch The Wind In The Willows on ITV. It was shown the day after Boxing Day and I made sure I saw it in case Mr. Morley asked questions or gave us a test. He didn't - but I was still glad I'd watched it. It was brilliant. Cosgrove Hall made loads of TV shows - Danger Mouse, Chorlton and the Wheelies, Jamie and the Magic Torch ... but The Wind In The Willows was a masterpiece . It was all done with stop-motion animation and I dread to think how many hours they spent making it. The music, the voices and the models all came together to make a perfect piece of TV. Cosgrove Hall went on to make five series of further adventures for Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad and I carried on watching, even after I left Junior School. Mr. Morley often mentioned The Wind In The Willows as his favourite book - and s...