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. They appeared over a forty-year period up to the mid-1970s to great acclaim, and gave rise to a TV series in 2000.
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Characters
Little Grey Rabbit – a modest, gentle, motherly soul, who lives with her 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 who attend school with him
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 who loves treasure hunting
Wise Owl – a source of information, but often grumpy if disturbed in the daytime
Books
The books marked with* were featured in the TV series of the year 2000.
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.
Episode list
Cast
Crew