Mr. Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment building. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives below him. Mr. Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony and exchanges polite conversation with Mrs. Silver, but he is too shy to disclose how he feels. Mr. Hoppy longs to express his feelings to Mrs. Silver, but he can never bring his lips to form the words. Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, whom she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew of some way to make her little Alfie grown into a larger, more dignified tortoise. Mr. Hoppy suddenly thinks of a way to give Mrs. Silver her wish and win her affection.
Unfortunately the movie Roald Dahl's Esio Trot is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Dearbhla Walsh | Director |
Writing | Richard Curtis | Writer |
Writing | Paul Mayhew-Archer | Writer |
Crew | Michael Wade | Stand In |
Production | Matthew Read | Executive Producer |
Sound | Tim Phillips | Original Music Composer |
Costume & Make-Up | Christina Baker | Makeup Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne David | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Sian Wilson | Makeup Supervisor |
Sound | Chris Ashworth | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Stuart Hilliker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Jeff Richardson | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | Peter Burgis | Foley Artist |
Sound | Philip Clements | Foley Editor |
Sound | Sarah Elias | Foley Editor |
Sound | Catherine Thomas | Foley Recordist |
Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
Production | Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
Production | Ian Hogan | Line Producer |
Production | Richard Curtis | Executive Producer |
Production | Hilary Bevan Jones | Producer |
Writing | Roald Dahl | Novel |
Camera | Ben Smithard | Director of Photography |
Editing | Tim Murrell | Editor |
Production | Rachel Freck | Casting |
Art | Tom Burton | Production Design |
Art | Barbara Herman-Skelding | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Beavan | Costume Design |
Art | Dominic Roberts | Art Direction |
Art | Caroline Harper | Standby Art Director |