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FamilyAnimationComedy

The Highway Rat

- Give me your buns and your biscuits!

The tale of a ravenous rat who craves buns, biscuits and all sweet things. Tearing along the highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal, until his sweet tooth leads him to a sticky end.

Release Date : 2018-10-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Magic Light PicturesBBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Rob Brydon

Character Name : Narrator / The Horse (voice)

Original Name : Rob Brydon

Gender : Male

David Tennant

Character Name : The Highway Rat (voice)

Original Name : David Tennant

Gender : Male

Nina Sosanya

Character Name : The Duck (voice)

Original Name : Nina Sosanya

Gender : Female

Tom Hollander

Character Name : The Squirrel (voice)

Original Name : Tom Hollander

Gender : Male

Frances de la Tour

Character Name : The Rabbit (voice)

Original Name : Frances de la Tour

Gender : Female

Husaam Kiani

Character Name : The Kitten (voice)

Original Name : Husaam Kiani

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-26

Well he is a rat, after all, so we ought to expect him too be a bit of a terror. He sits astride his horse doing his own version of Dick Turpin - only maybe that should be "Nick" as he usually, and sometimes quite threateningly, steals the food from the mouths of just about everyone he encounters. He thinks his luck is truly in when he encounters a duck, but she's no fool. She tells him of a place were there are cakes and chocolates galore and his greed soon gets the better of his common sense with rather parable-esque consequences for just about everyone. It's the horse that steals this for me, but the other characters each have their part to play in demonstrating the merits of share and share alike, especially when faced with a bully. It's quite funny at times, and the style of animation is detailed and engaging - if perhaps just a little linear. This is enjoyable family fayre that effortlessly passes half an hour without labouring the points it's quite powerfully making.