Little Grey Rabbit

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 film series in 2000.

Characters[]

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
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
Wise Owl – a source of information, but often grumpy if disturbed in the daytime

Books[]

The books marked* featured in the TV series of the year 2000.

Heinemann[]

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[]

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[]

In 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] Their success was more modest than that of the books.

The series was traditionally animated by Cosgrove Hall Films.

Episode List

01. The Squirrel, the Hare, and the Little Grey Rabbit
02. How Little Grey Rabbit Got Back Her Tail
03. Squirrel Goes Skating
04. The Knot Squirrel Tied
05. The Story of Fuzzypeg the Hedgehog
06. Little Grey Rabbit's Birthday
07. The Great Adventure of Hare
08. Moldy Warp the Mole
09. Little Grey Rabbit and the Circus
10. Little Grey Rabbit's Pancake Day
11. Fuzzypeg Goes to School
12. Little Grey Rabbit Goes to the Sea
13. Little Grey Rabbit's Valentine
14. Hare and the Easter Eggs
15. Grey Rabbit's May Day
16. Little Grey Rabbit and the Wandering Hedgehog
17. Wise Owl's Story
18. Little Grey Rabbit's Paint Box
19. Little Grey Rabbit and the Weasels
20. Hare Goes to Battle
21. Water-Rat's Picnic
22. Little Grey Rabbit's Party
23. Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas
24. Little Grey Rabbit's Washing Day
25. 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
– Others

Crew

– director, producer
Dan Maddicott – executive producer
Mark Hall – executive producer
Alison Uttley – book author
Helen Cresswell – screenwriter

References[]

^ Jones, Nicolette (16 January 2015). "The renaissance of Beatrix Potter's great rival". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Crump, William D. (4 April 2019). Happy Holidays--Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland. p. 170. ISBN 978-1476672939. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

""Little Grey Rabbit" (2000) (Illegal Software)". Retrieved 13 October 2012.
"Little Grey Rabit [Animated Series]". Retrieved 13 October 2012.

External links[]

[1] Jones, Nicolette (16 January 2015). "The renaissance of Beatrix Potter's great rival". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] Crump, William D. (4 April 2019). Happy Holidays--Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland. p. 170. ISBN 978-1476672939. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

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