Judi Dench novel "Esio Trot" (1990), in which a retired bachelor falls in love with his widowed neighbour, played by Dench, who keeps a tortoise as a companion after the death of her husband, First broadcast on BBC One on New Year's Day 2015, it became one of the most-watched programmes of the week, and earned Dench her first Best Actress nomination at the 2016 International Emmy Awards. On her performance, "Telegraph"s Michael Hogan commented: "We've grown accustomed to seeing Dench in forbidding roles, but here, she recalled her footloose, flirtatious side, displayed in sitcoms as "A Fine Romance" and "As Time
Esio Trot later. The "original" Alfie is bought by a girl named Roberta Squibb after he is returned to a pet shop, and after many years, does indeed grow to double his size. Esio Trot Esio Trot is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, published in 1990. Mr Hoppy is a very shy old man who lives alone in an apartment building, tending to his many plants. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs Silver, a woman who lives below his flat . Mr Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony