Little Grey Rabbit is the lead character in a classic, eponymous series of English children's books, written by Alison Uttley and illustrated by Margaret Tempest, except for the last five, illustrated by Katherine Wigglesworth.[1] They appeared over a forty-year period up to the mid-1970s to great acclaim, and gave rise to a TV series in 2000.
Characters
edit- Little Grey Rabbit – a modest, gentle, motherly soul, who lives with two friends, Hare and Squirrel
- Hare – a boastful fellow up for a little adventure, who cares about his friends
- Squirrel – a self-centred creature, who cares about her looks, but is affectionate
- Milkman Hedgehog – who milks the cows and distributes the milk to the animals
- Mrs Hedgehog – Milkman's wife
- Fuzzypeg – Milkman and Mrs Hedgehog's excitable son
- Bill and Tim Hedgehog – Fuzzypeg's cousins who attend school with him
- Brush – a wandering hedgehog
- Robin – the postman
- Water Rat
- Mrs Webster, a water vole
- Rat – a friend of the hens at the hen house
- Brock the Badger
- Fox – a troublesome sort, who plots to make a meal out one of the animals
- Speckledy Hen – who gives out eggs that she lays to her friends
- Moldy Warp – a mole who loves treasure hunting
- Wise Owl – a source of information, but often grumpy if disturbed in the daytime
Books
editThe books marked with* were featured in the TV series of the year 2000.
Heinemann
edit- The Squirrel, The Hare and the Little Grey Rabbit – 1929*
- How Little Grey Rabbit Got Back Her Tail – 1930*
- The Great Adventure of Hare – 1931*
- The Story of Fuzzypeg the Hedgehog – 1932*
- Three Little Grey Rabbit Plays – 1961
- Fuzzypeg's Brother – 1971
Collins
edit- Squirrel Goes Skating – 1934*
- Wise Owl's Story – 1935*
- Little Grey Rabbit's Party – 1936*
- The Knot Squirrel Tied – 1937*
- Fuzzypeg Goes to School – 1938*
- Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas – 1939*
- My Little Grey Rabbit Painting Book – 1940
- Moldy Warp the Mole – 1940*
- Hare Joins the Home Guard – 1942
- Little Grey Rabbit's Washing Day – 1942*
- Water Rat's Picnic – 1943*
- Little Grey Rabbit's Birthday – 1944*
- The Speckledy Hen – 1945*
- Little Grey Rabbit to the Rescue – 1945
- Little Grey Rabbit and the Weasels – 1947*
- Grey Rabbit and the Wandering Hedgehog – 1948*
- Little Grey Rabbit Makes Lace – 1950*
- Hare and the Easter Eggs – 1952*
- Little Grey Rabbit's Valentine – 1953*
- Little Grey Rabbit Goes to the Sea – 1954*
- Hare and Guy Fawkes – 1956
- Little Grey Rabbit's Paint-Box – 1958*
- Grey Rabbit Finds a Shoe – 1960
- Grey Rabbit and the Circus – 1961*
- Grey Rabbit's May Day – 1963*
- Hare Goes Shopping – 1965
- Little Grey Rabbit's Pancake Day – 1967*
- Little Grey Rabbit Goes to the North Pole – 1970
- Little Grey Rabbit's Spring Cleaning Party – 1972
- Little Grey Rabbit and the Snow-Baby – 1973
- Hare and the Rainbow – 1975
Television series
editIn January 2000, Cosgrove Hall Films created an animated TV series consisting of 26 episodes based closely on the books, each 10 minutes in length.[2][3]
Episode list
- The Squirrel, the Hare, and the Little Grey Rabbit
- How Little Grey Rabbit Got Back Her Tail
- Squirrel Goes Skating
- The Knot Squirrel Tied
- The Story of Fuzzypeg the Hedgehog
- Little Grey Rabbit's Birthday
- The Great Adventure of Hare
- Moldy Warp the Mole
- Little Grey Rabbit and the Circus
- Little Grey Rabbit's Pancake Day
- Fuzzypeg Goes to School
- Little Grey Rabbit Goes to the Sea
- Little Grey Rabbit's Valentine
- Hare and the Easter Eggs
- Grey Rabbit's May Day
- Little Grey Rabbit and the Wandering Hedgehog
- Wise Owl's Story
- Little Grey Rabbit's Paint Box
- Little Grey Rabbit and the Weasels
- Hare Goes to Battle
- Water-Rat's Picnic
- Little Grey Rabbit's Party
- Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas
- Little Grey Rabbit's Washing Day
- Little Grey Rabbit Makes Lace
Cast
- Pauline Collins – Little Grey Rabbit
- Hugh Laurie – Hare
- Andrew Sachs – Hedgehog
- Eve Karpf – Squirrel
- Rob Rackstraw – Others
- Jimmy Hibbert – Others
- Melissa Sinden – Others
Crew
- Jean Flynn – director, producer
- Dan Maddicott – executive producer
- Mark Hall – executive producer
- Alison Uttley – book author
- Helen Cresswell – screenwriter
References
edit- ^ Jones, Nicolette (16 January 2015). "The renaissance of Beatrix Potter's great rival". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "About | Filmography". Cosgrove Hall Ate My Brain. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Crump, William D. (30 May 2019). Happy Holidays—Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Company. p. 170. ISBN 978-1476672939.
