Wind in the Willows Cosgrove Hall 1983 (extended version with omitted chapters) 

Iv'e always loved The Wind In The Willows so much, but at the same time it has always made me feel sad in a way for some reason. It would always bring about this nostalgic/longing feeling of sorts when I would watch it, especially when I was a little kid. Not sure what that says about me, but i'm curious if anyone else can relate.

I'm 44, and am just now reading the book for the first time. It's fascinating because it's considered a children's book but it really isn't. For me it falls into the realm of Tolkien-fantasy but real world themes and struggles. What I appreciate most is how strong a bond of friendship all of the characters have. The world in this book and show makes me feel warm and safe, knowing the characters always look out for each other without modern day lewdness and innuendos but are perfect gentlemen-something the real world sorely lacks.

I still remember this. So much effort went into this movie and series. I wonder why this claymation movie is never talked about? Less than 40 claymation movies in the world and it's a shame this one isn't appreciated more. I mean, I get why this stop motion style isn't used anymore (a bit on the uncanny side) but still a fascinating part of history.

I'm sure this is a children's program and yet, I'm nearly 60 and keep watching this because I have a need to see decency, caring for others that I don't see in today's society.. even if it's only among imaginary woodland creatures in a children's program

This film and the series have a charm and character that could never be reproduced now, in my opinion. When this was made, there were still people from the Edwardian era who could remember England as it is depicted here.

Watching this Christmas day afternoon. By myself. I am 62 and it's my favourite book.

This movie brings back fond memories of my parents and grandparents house in the uk Makes me so sad things aren’t like this anymore Beautifully done The music the animation it almost breaks my heart

I’m 71 and loving this

I'm 17, American, and have watched this movie with my grandmother every year I've been alive. My favorite movie by far; the extra chapters do the original story justice.

As a child I loved this film. Watching it again, now, I feel the same way but with strong feelings of sadness. I think the sadness is because I see so many miserable people, now, especially children, all of whom would want to be raised on such stories, and to one day look back on them fondly, as we do. But instead, all they have is social media and lies. They walk around in a permanent cloud of anxiety and suspicion and self loathing. Wind in the Willows comes from a time before that, and this is part of why people our age feel sad when watching it, again. Because we cannot gift our childhoods to the next generation.

Man the incredible feelings of nostalgia, The best times of my life as a kid at my nans house that had lots of plants and trees, a passionfruit vine we used to eat fresh passionfruit from, all the birds singing, the creatures scuttling about in the garden, my pa's shed down the back full of old car stuff and the smell of grease, the beautiful smelling roses and honey suckle bush covering the old wooden fence in the sunshine, nans little veggie patch with strips of old stockings holding them upright, the bottle brush plants down the side all on a big green corner block in westmead australia, the smell of tea in gold gilded tea cups and saucers with little painted flowers on them, roast chicken dinners, apple pies baking, the pot pourri in little weaved baskets through the house, the 2 big ornate framed pictures of jesus and mary on the loungeroom wall, little crosses here and there, an old wooden pleated floor lamp between 2 old recliners in front of the telly, an old varnished wooden clock that softly chimed at 12 and wind in the willows in the late afternoon as the sun is setting, best times of my life. i really wish i could go back and stop time right there.

The intro brought back good memories of my granny. She would watch this with us, she lived in the country without a TV most her life and would say things like "Look at that little thing! It's talking!" Me and my brother would laugh and tell her the characters names. She really liked this show. I miss her, I teared up a little.

I used to watch this with my dad, back in the 80s when I was 10. Now that he is not here and I see these episodes, I start to get teary eyed

I want a riverside picnic too....we all need a riverside picnic

What a wonderful gift to the world this is!!! I read The Wind in the Willows to my twin sons when they were young, so this makes feel nostalgic.. and a bit sad because 45 years ago when they were young the world was a different place!

I LOVE hearing the old Thames Television intro.

Is there, or could there ever be, a better TV programme than this? I truly believe, with all of my heart and soul, that there is not or ever will be. God bless you Cosgrave and Hall.

this type of animation needs to make a comeback! so much artistry and thought behind all the details and movements, and it would probably be more soothing and better for the attention spans of children than crap like cocomelon

I can't tell you how much i need the simple joy of these stories at this time to counter act against all the insanity in the world right now

This was a massive part of my childhood in the 80's. I had the VHS , and a pop up book ( i still have the book). This is a great film to watch at xmas time. Now my grandparents and mum are no longer here the memories mean even more. I'm sure to alot of us in my generation, David Jason is not firstly remebered as Del Boy but Danger Mouse, Count Duckula and of course Mr Toad.

Never found a better example of real language, the rich expression we all had before a generation or two of populist writers dumbed down the English language to cater for the product of a dumbed down education system. WW book and these cosgrove videos were the staple for our kids. My 4 year old now has a better vocabulary and more expressive language than today's average journalist.

Anything that starts with a book opening I LOVE! Always feels so magical. ✨

This, a fire in my fireplace and knitting. Im a happy bunny.

Yayyyy I need to dig up my old box set of wind in the willow dvds lol. I used to watch this in my dad’s room when we still had our old bulky TV and I would make snacks before watching it so I could pretend I was having a picnic with them during the picnic scene

This is so charming , I don’t think I fully appreciated the beauty of it when I was a child ❤

I first read this book when i was seven. I liked it then and still like it now. Cosgrove Hall give a particularly delightful rendering of this classic tale. I am now 66 and still have a copy, which i occasionally re-read. Timeless.

I remember my sister and I loved this version of the wind in the willows back in the 1980’s! I was only 5 yrs old when it aired in Australia on ABC and we used to watch and try and draw all the characters ❤ brings back some beautiful childhood memories!

I'm 43 and remember watching this, one of my earliest memories.

Timeless..dealing with homelessness.. destitution.. loneliness.. addiction.. bullying.. individuality.. teamwork ..growth...hierarchy..love and acceptance..anger...sharing..generosity...ect... the soundtrack is spot on and so beautifully animated..breathtakingly gorgeous ♥️♥️♥️♥️💯

When you've had a stressful few weeks at work and you stumble across this... simply amazing.

Who remembers this broadcast on the 80s and early 90s Disney Channel?

I'd rather live in the wind and the willows with nature forever than reality with people anymore

Thank you Thank you SO much for this. It is 28 Dec 21 and I am feeling sad because my family is torn apart by this Covid debacle. This popped up in my feed when I desperately needed to smile. The artistry here is second to none and the voice actors bring these wonderful characters to life. I am grateful for your work on this. Cheers from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

First and foremost shout out to all the adults who have come here recently to relive childhood such as myself. This particular evening I thought of this movie and searched for it here and I’m feeling so much nostalgia from this movie. I used to watch this often as a child.

This is my absolute favorite version of the Wind in the Willows! Such happy, warm childhood memories! The acting and animation is fabulous!

Old England. A lost world now.

25:10 Toad’s delirious gibberish and flailing legs while upside down in the hay always cracked me up 😂

Loved this as a young teenager I pine for those days life was so simple back then & tv was great

This makes me feel warm, sad, nostalgic, longing for the times when people found value in each others' company. My grandma's house was like this. Everybody would drop in and they will leave with aunty Baby's mauby and cake in their stomach and a little parcel of what was going that day. ( She was a baker) We were very poor but somehow we never starved. We didn't have television but a large yard space to play. I live in a little place in UK but alone with my thoughts. When you walk around and you listen and imagine, you can hear all from Wind in the Willow characters. ♥️🌹 People often may wonder why I have a little smile and a faraway look in my eyes. I suppose it's the same feeling you get when you remember the times spent with someone you loved and lost.

Watched this the other day for the first time in over 30 yrs and i remembered every bit of it ageless classic .

Truly a work of art. Both the movie and the book

As a kid, growing up in the 90s in Sri Lanka, I watched this with my sister. This will always be the epitome of a film for me. As a 36 year old, I think I'll still watch this. Takes me back to my childhood, growing up with my sister and mother and father. This was our glimpse into life in England. Dreamt of coming to this country some day, now I'm here and all I want is to go back to my country. Just a few more years and I'll be gone. Love England anyway.

Sunday roast, grandparents sofa, ticking grandfather clock in film and in the real life, snoozing. Glorious 90s childhood.

I first watched this film with my Nanna when I was about 6. All the times I went fishing in the English countryside, I always felt attached to this film.

Ratty is based AF. His friend is in trouble so he locks in with two pistols and a club and marches into the hood. Everyone should have a friend who’s willing to go to war for them.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn chapter is so touching and magical to me.

Please, PLEASE hide this away somewhere safe somehow! I don't think I could stand a Hollywood exec finding it and deciding to reimagine or update (ruin) it... It's just so beautiful I could honestly cry.

I grew up on this in the early 2000s and 2010s, as I lived out in the country and was largely isolated from mainstream society and culture. My brother was, (and still is) an animator and he used to make claymation, after being inspired from films like this. He'd always use my toys along with clay figures he made and recreate these odd yet relatable scenes of childhood imagination, battle scenes, love stories, getting lost in museums, discotheques. His friend was a poet and an intellectual, and while my brother was making claymation, his friend would always read me frog and toad, and innocent books, as well as reading me Shakespeare and Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy, and Cisneros, and Singer, and folklore from around the world. At the time I imagine the world as a peaceful place, where white and black, Jewish and gentile, and everyone else got along in harmony and enjoyed the dreams of childhood. and finally this show would come on as I was very educated in how to operate a DVD player, and as the sun set my brother, his friend, my other brother and my parents would gather around the bulky, soon to be outdated tv and watch this, for endless hours. Life was so blissful, the blossoms hanging low, grass swaying the Kansas wind and a whole mind full of imagination. But life moved on and we moved to the city, and I had largely forgotten about this DVD and other items, as I became a punk and got associated with several counter cultural and subcultural groups, punks, rednecks, hippies, skinheads, stoners, goths and emos. And I won't deny these teenage years, that I am still living, and am active in the current culture, or should I say underground culture. But finding this at 4 in the morning after listening to a BBC broadcast finally made me realize why I am "underground" and why I fit in with "underground" groups. Because I'm like Moley, I enjoy the sweetness of my life and my dear friends, instead of selling it out to a dead society plagued with forgotten memories. Then I started sobbing, because I realized that I am remembering these things not only because I lived them, but because I am a ghost of my past, and so are you, reader, we are all ghosts of our innocence, and our dead childhoods. But remember, not all ghosts are unhappy! :), I wish whoever reads this a wonderful Life!

This is what real friendship looks like. Don't ever settle for anything less from those you welcome into your inner circle.

An 80's film treasure.This always felt so real yet so far away. Even the books give off this melancholy vibe of something innocent and lost. Like it really happened somewhere. It's brilliantly cozy.🫶🐸

Such effort it took to create this where as now everything is done on computer. The attention to detail is so amazing

Who's watching 2023? I'm 23 this year and I've been watching this with my mum and sister before I can even remember. We always quote these older movies and have a laugh knowing we feel like the only ones who have seen this film. It's nice to see we definitely aren't. This reminds me of asmr, until the woods haha

How I miss being a child when fun and games were the agenda of the day and watching happy films like this in the 1990's... nostalgia.. 😌👏

Omg, thank you, at 51 this bought back the child I was like I'd gone back in time. Maybe that's what long term memories are for, to allow us to go back to different moments in time when we need to, sadly in 2022 we've never needed more, God bless 💞 from Australia 🕊🕊🕊🕊🙂😊🧚‍♂️🧚‍♀️🧚.

Ever since I saw this as a child, I've always sided with poor little Mole. His scream when he enters the wild wood is so sad, you can't help but feel his fear and anguish about venturing into the unknown.

Such a delight for my children, the richness of language makes anything out of Disney studios seem lame. We thank you for immeasurable joy

I'm 42. First time I've watched this. This is truly a treasure!

Born in 69 and that Thames intro gave me goose bumps as it reminded me of my younger sister who died two months ago. This was our favorite film.

So many memories. My late brother-in-law (Paul Simpson) was one of the model makers for Cosgrove Hall.

Who else is watching this Christmas day 2023🍂☄️

I remember watching this when it was first broadcast on Christmas Day in 1983 and it remains so much a part of my childhood: fond memories.😊

Cheer up dear their only puppets, omg why am I crying ? Tears of happiness perhaps,I love them puppets they are my people

The sound of the Thames TV ident theme is pure magic. Reminds me of Afternoons eating crumpets and summer holidays at my nans.

I've never seen or heard of this. I am absolutely loving this. I love stop-motion. This has wholesome vibes like Winnie the Pooh and Ghibli.

My mother always loved The Wind in the Willows. The first time she saw it she said it was the loveliest thing she’d ever seen. I always remember that.

This cartoon was partially shown on Sri Lankan TV. Then we are kids. I loved the characters in this. I will never forget this story. 😍

My mum loved this. She died 20 years ago...I want her back 😢 she never even got to meet her granddaughter.

Absolutely marvelous.

Nothing changed since I was a kid. I loved watching this, priceless memories and such a beautiful story ❤🙏

Absolutely beautiful. This holds such a special place in my heart. My beloved mommy and I shared a special love of this 💔💔

My childhood favourite and still watching in 2022🤗

Happy 40th Anniversary to Cosgrove Hall’s - The Wind in The Willows. ❤

I love watching this it helps me to unwind before going to sleep

one of the greatest children's literature❤😢

Had this as a child on vhs watched it recently at 46 found a copy in a charity shop still loved it. Always loved the outdoors fishing as a kid walks in the woods animals nature still do thats why i think this animated tale meant so much to me as a child. Ill properly keep it and watch it again when im an old man lol times flies great for nostalgia 🙂

What a beautiful TV series for kids. Wish such series were still shown nowadays... I was 12 years old back then and I really loved the music and every story was fascinating. Greetings from Greece.

I read the unabridged book to my son in NICU.. Such a beautiful story xoxo

The theme song and music in conjunction with the wonderful way the show brings the characters and stories alive makes me cry!

I recall watching this as a child and totally mesmerised. Ahead of its time back then.

50:12 "S'cuse me sir, but 'aven't you 'eard?" "Heard what? And don't drop your Hs." "Well, sir. 'E's... He's got himself Harrested." 🤣

I love Michael Hordern as Badger - he's got such a wonderful voice - gentle and comforting.

Coming here after reading the book. This is so beautiful

In my English lessons (I’m a Spanish speaker) we were required to read the book until we grasped its meaning, I ended up developing a deep fondness for it! It evokes a sense of nostalgia that I find truly amazing.

As a younger fellow, I was always captivated by the shear charm of these programs. Now, as a, 'more mature,' fellow, I'm still just taken by the wonderful charm of the 'Wind In The Willows.' I would always be willing to recommend these programs to those with little ones. A different take on life, from all those twisted up cartoons.

Ah, I love this! I used to watch this with my grandparents as a child growing up. It was very special. My Granny especially loved Mr Mole and I'd insist on having 7 sugars in my tea because he does it at the start of the film. My Granny would only pretend to put 7 sugars in but, if I got the sugar bowl, I'd actually put 7 sugars in my tea. My older brother and I used to love Mr Toad's car montage. My Papa used to like when Toad would throw his arms up in the air when Mr Toad crashed the plane. My Mum loved the Christmas scene and said she'd love a friend like Ratty. Years later we introduced The Wind In The Willows to my younger brother and carried on the family tradition.

26:45 .. a scene seared into my brain as a moment of calm snuggness, of homely warmth and serenity. More than 35 years later (I’m 43 now) and I STILL remember this. Gods I miss how simple things were back in the 80’s. Thanks for uploading.

When life was happy.

Every child should watch this series. Such wholesome stories and absolutely beautiful visuals, voice acting and music.

I remember my dad reading this to me as a little kid, back in the 60's. I still have the book. :)

Wow! I’d totally forgotten about The Wind in the Willows. Loved this as a child. Happy memories spending time with the group. Mole, Ratty, Mr Toad and Badger❤

I used to watch this all the time when i use to go visit my nan. Miss her so much.

I'm 73 and love Wind in the Willow for many years.

This definitely gives me nostalgic vibes. Grandmother had this tape when I was a child.

40 yrs since this first aired and i remember it like yesterday, growing up during this time was a real blessing. Thanks to animations & books like this i now have the hobbies & interests that i do!! They have really shaped my adult life and if you now where to look, the England portrayed here can still be found and enjoyed. Thanks for uploading this beautiful part of my childhood and thanks for the nostalgia hit😃👍

Thank you so much for resurrecting this production of “Wind In The Willows” Simon Crossley. It is an absolute gem and has brought unmeasurable joy to children and adults from one millennium to another. The animation technology has changed massively of course, but this wonderful story never loses its charm, and the detail provided by so many iconic objects, and creatures, the costumes, the songs and music and the voice-overs filled with enormous character, still have unique appeal. Since our VHS tape was accidentally written over decades ago I had despaired of seeing this again. Now the children of my children (and my self) are enjoying it once more. Bless you Simon.

The scene in the Wild Wood utterly terrified me as a kid.

I remember my 4th grade teacher showing this movie on the last day of school. I just wanted the summer to start.

Man I love my childhood. It surprises me when people my age say they don't know what this is. Best songs ever 🍃

Pan, one of the greatest scenarios ever written. All those decadess after first reading, then watching it, it still makes my hair stand on end.

This just unlocked a childhood memory I never knew I had.