Tarka the Otter

Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood. We witness his close shaves, and his struggle with a man who tries to keep our furry hero as a pet.

• David CobhamDirector
• Gerald DurrellScreenplay
• David CobhamScreenplay
• David FanshaweOriginal Music Composer

• Peter UstinovNarrator (voice)
• Peter BennettMaster of the Hunt
• Edward UnderdownHibbert
• Brenda CavendishLucy
• John LeesonSecretary of the Hunt
• Reg LyeDairy Farmer
• George WaringFarm Labourer
• Stanley LeborFarm Labourer
• Max FaulknerFerretter