Roald Dahl's Esio Trot Roald Dahl's Esio Trot 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. It was broadcast on 1 January 2015. It was seen by 7.86 million viewers, making it the ninth-most watched programme on BBC1 and across all UK TV channels for the week ending 4 January 2015. It was
Tessa Dahl Tessa Dahl Chantal Sophia "Tessa" Dahl (born 11 April 1957) is an English author and former actress. She is the daughter of British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. Dahl was born in Oxford, the daughter of British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. She grew up in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, and attended Roedean and Downe House schools, the Elizabeth Russell Cookery School and the Herbert Bergof Acting Studio. Dahl has worked as an actress, modeled, worked at an antique shop, worked at an employment agency and written articles for "Tatler" before publishing her first novel,