The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow-moving and fast-paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals in a pastoral version of Edwardian England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames Valley. In 1908, Grahame retired from his position as secretary of the Bank of England. He moved back to Berkshire, where he had lived as a child, and spent his time by the River Thames doing much as
The Wind in the Willows (TV series) company Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and shown on the ITV network. An hour-long feature, "A Tale of Two Toads", was broadcast in 1989, and a fifth season of 13 episodes was shown in 1990 under the title "Oh! Mr Toad" in some countries, whilst retaining the title "The Wind in the Willows" in others. Main characters The series is sometimes misidentified as being filmed in claymation. The method used by Cosgrove Hall is a stop-motion animation process using scale model sets and posable character figurines. The figurines are composed of an articulate metal skeleton (armature) covered in latex rubber,