The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck
- Episode aired Sep 13, 1993
- TV-G
- 26m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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YOUR RATING
An animated, live-action special based on Beatrix Potter's story.An animated, live-action special based on Beatrix Potter's story.An animated, live-action special based on Beatrix Potter's story.
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Alan Bowe
- Tom Kitten
- (voice)
Mary Jane Bowe
- Moppet
- (voice)
Jenny Moore
- Mittens
- (voice)
Su Pollard
- Jemima Puddle-Duck
- (voice)
- (as Sue Pollard)
Dinsdale Landen
- Mr. Tod
- (voice)
Enn Reitel
- Kep
- (voice)
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Did you know
- TriviaIncluded on the 2006 BBC DVD of "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends".
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Movie Game: Episode #6.1 (1993)
Featured review
Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle Duck and Mr. Tod all shine in this typically superb adaptation.
Who cannot help loving 'The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends'? While wonderfully made in every single way on its own merits, it is also one of those rarities that all 9 episodes are great and are very faithful in detail and spirit to the original stories.
This reviewer may be criticised for most of her reviews for this show being very similarly worded, but when the strengths are remarkably consistent throughout the show it is hard not to. Personally love all of Beatrix Potter's stories to bits, some a little better than others (for instance "The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck" is a more interesting story to me than "The Tale of Tom Kitten") but all of them are timeless, with simple and charming stories and colourful characters.
Even the animation adheres very closely to Potter's illustrations. To me "The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny" and "The Tailor of Gloucester" are the best of the series, but as said all the episodes are great and all the stories are timeless in their own way. Along with those two and "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers", "The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle Duck" were the ones this reviewer was most familiar with as a child. The merging of both stories is clever, though the darker "The Tale of Jemima Duck" (for the climax, the darkest and most intense of the series along with "The Tale of Mr. Tod") is a more interesting story to me than the cuter "The Tale of Tom Kitten".
It's wonderful visually as with all the episodes. Not just the animation, which are as said like Potter's illustrations come to life, being colourful, quaintly charming and carefully drawn, but also the charming and exquisitely filmed book-end live action scenes (having the same introduction of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny", which is my favourite of the introductions) complete with splendid period detail and the scenery is just wondrous.
Music is equally memorable, with a return to the more understated, quaint and melodic incidental music of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny" and "The Tailor of Gloucester". The music accompanying the introduction and the exquisitely sung (by Miriam Stockley) rendition of "Perfect Day" particularly stand out, though all the music matches the action and visuals flawlessly and even enhances the impact.
Dialogue is beautifully written and again sticks very closely to the writing of the story, with a cosy, sweet and relaxing atmosphere in "The Tale of Tom Kitten" and an equally cosy and relaxing but darker and more intense atmosphere in "The Tale of Jemima Duck". One is fully immersed in Beatrix Potter's world, and the characters are as colourful as ever, Jemima is the one that most are familiar with the most but Mr. Tod the fox is the juiciest. Tom Kitten and the other kittens are cute though.
Voice acting is very good, with Dinsdale Langden superb as Mr. Tod. Niamh Cusack plays Beatrix Potter perfectly, and narrates the story with an understated but involving tone.
All in all, another wonderful episode of a beautiful show, that is as great to an adult as it is to a child. 10/10 Bethany Cox
This reviewer may be criticised for most of her reviews for this show being very similarly worded, but when the strengths are remarkably consistent throughout the show it is hard not to. Personally love all of Beatrix Potter's stories to bits, some a little better than others (for instance "The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck" is a more interesting story to me than "The Tale of Tom Kitten") but all of them are timeless, with simple and charming stories and colourful characters.
Even the animation adheres very closely to Potter's illustrations. To me "The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny" and "The Tailor of Gloucester" are the best of the series, but as said all the episodes are great and all the stories are timeless in their own way. Along with those two and "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers", "The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle Duck" were the ones this reviewer was most familiar with as a child. The merging of both stories is clever, though the darker "The Tale of Jemima Duck" (for the climax, the darkest and most intense of the series along with "The Tale of Mr. Tod") is a more interesting story to me than the cuter "The Tale of Tom Kitten".
It's wonderful visually as with all the episodes. Not just the animation, which are as said like Potter's illustrations come to life, being colourful, quaintly charming and carefully drawn, but also the charming and exquisitely filmed book-end live action scenes (having the same introduction of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny", which is my favourite of the introductions) complete with splendid period detail and the scenery is just wondrous.
Music is equally memorable, with a return to the more understated, quaint and melodic incidental music of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny" and "The Tailor of Gloucester". The music accompanying the introduction and the exquisitely sung (by Miriam Stockley) rendition of "Perfect Day" particularly stand out, though all the music matches the action and visuals flawlessly and even enhances the impact.
Dialogue is beautifully written and again sticks very closely to the writing of the story, with a cosy, sweet and relaxing atmosphere in "The Tale of Tom Kitten" and an equally cosy and relaxing but darker and more intense atmosphere in "The Tale of Jemima Duck". One is fully immersed in Beatrix Potter's world, and the characters are as colourful as ever, Jemima is the one that most are familiar with the most but Mr. Tod the fox is the juiciest. Tom Kitten and the other kittens are cute though.
Voice acting is very good, with Dinsdale Langden superb as Mr. Tod. Niamh Cusack plays Beatrix Potter perfectly, and narrates the story with an understated but involving tone.
All in all, another wonderful episode of a beautiful show, that is as great to an adult as it is to a child. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jul 8, 2016
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- Runtime26 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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