The Snail and the Whale

“This is the sea, So wild and free, That carried the whale And the snail on his tail.” A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. THE SNAIL AND THE WHALE is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young snail who has ambitions to travel the world. The other snails think she should stay put, but she puts out a call for a “Lift wanted around the world”. Eventually her call is answered by a great big grey-blue humpback whale! She sets off with him across the seas. On their journey the snail and the whale discover towering icebergs and far-off lands, fiery mountains and golden sands. The snail is delighted by the wonderful world around her, until she realises how small it makes her feel. Then when the whale get confused by noisy motorboats zooming on the surface, he loses his way in the shallows and ends up beached in an isolated bay. Suddenly it’s down to the tiny snail to rescue the powerless whale. She crawls off determinedly, to a school where she alerts the children by writing: “Save the Whale”. They call the fire brigade and everyone works together to help the stranded whale. Free once more, the whale takes the snail back home, only to discover the other snails are inspired by the tale of the tiny Snail. So they all set off together, on the tail of the whale, on a new epic journey. From Magic Light Pictures, producers of the hugely successful films The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Room on the Broom, Stick Man, The Highway Rat, Zog and Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. Directed by Max Lang and Daniel Snaddon; produced by Michael Rose & Martin Pope of Magic Light Pictures; with animation services provided by Triggerfish Animation. Featuring the voices of Rob Brydon as the whale, Sally Hawkins as the snail, Dame Diana Rigg as the narrator and Cariad Lloyd as the teacher.

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