Esio Trot (film)
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| Based on | Esio Trot by Roald Dahl |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Dearbhla Walsh |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Tim Phillips |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Hilary Bevan Jones |
| Cinematography | Ben Smithard |
| Editor | Tim Murrell |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Endor Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 1 January 2015 |
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, or simply Esio Trot, is a British comedy drama television film directed by Dearbhla Walsh and written by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, based on the 1990 novel, Esio Trot, by Roald Dahl. In the film, a retired bachelor (Dustin Hoffman) falls in love with his neighbour, a widow (Judi Dench) who keeps a tortoise as a companion after the death of her husband.
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot debuted in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2015, on BBC One. It was seen by 7.86 million viewers, making it the ninth-most watched programme on BBC One and across all United Kingdom TV channels for the week ending 4 January 2015.