The Hippopotamus. Ted Wallace (Roger Allam)
The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus

  • 2017 film

Adapted from the novel by Stephen Fry, about a disgraced poet investigating a series of miracle healings. Also features Roger Allam, Emily Berrington, Matthew Modine, Fiona Shaw, Tommy Knight and more.

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Stephen Fry - The Hippopotamus

Ted Wallace is an old, sour, womanising, cantankerous, whisky-sodden beast of a failed poet and drama critic, but he has his faults too. Fired from his newspaper, months behind on his alimony payments and disgusted with a world that undervalues him, Ted seeks a few months repose and free drink at Swafford Hall, the country mansion of his old friend Lord Logan. But strange things have been going on at Swafford. Miracles. Healings. Phenomena beyond the comprehension of a mud-caked hippopotamus like Ted.

With this funny and deliciously readable novel, Stephen Fry takes his place as one of the most talented comic novelists of his generation.

First released: Thursday 24th March 1994

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  • Published: Thursday 5th August 2004
  • Publisher: Arrow Books
  • Pages: 416
  • Catalogue: 9780099457039

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  • Published: Thursday 2nd September 2010
  • Publisher: Random House
  • Minutes: 541

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  • Released: Thursday 2nd September 2010
  • Distributor: Random House
  • Minutes: 541
  • Catalogue: 9781846572760

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