Esio Trot [SEP] illustrator
Esio Trot
Esio Trot is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. Published in 1990, it was the last of Dahl's books to be published in his lifetime.
Story.
Mr Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment, tending to his many plants. For many years, he has had a crush on Mrs Silver, another old woman who lives below his flat. Mr Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony and exchanges polite conversation with Mrs
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