You might be familiar with Charlie Mackesy’s posts and illustrations from social media, or perhaps you own a copy of his award-winning international bestseller The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. But, even if you’ve never come across his works before, prepare to be mesmerised this Christmas when this heart-warming story comes to life as a beautiful animated short film on BBC One and iPlayer.
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse will take audiences of all ages on a heartfelt journey as the story follows the unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse as they search together for the boy’s home.
The cast includes actors Tom Hollander as ‘the mole’, Idris Elba OBE as ‘the fox’, Gabriel Byrne as ‘the horse’ and Jude Coward Nicoll as ‘the boy’.