THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE

BBC1 ANIMATION

Charlie Mackesy’s bestselling illustrated book, published in 2019, gets the A-list treatment with Idris Elba, Tom Hollander and Gabriel Byrne voicing this short featuring beautiful hand-drawn animation. Exploring the unlikely friendship between a mole (Tom), a fox (Idris), a horse (Gabriel) and a young boy (newcomer Jude Coward Nicoll), the story follows their poignant journey to find the boy’s home.