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The story of a band of rabbits forced to seek a new home.

This beautiful adaptation of the novel by Richard Adams follows a ragtag band of rabbits forced to flee their warren in search of safety and a new home.

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Watership Down: Two-Part Version: Episode 2: The Escape and the Siege

The Escape and the Siege

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Episode 2: The Escape and the Siege

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It becomes clear that General Woundwort will not part with his captives without a fight.

Animated adaptation of the novel by Richard Adams. It soon becomes clear that General Woundwort will not part with his captives without a fight.

With Hazel injured and hutch rabbit Clover missing, it soon becomes clear that the tyrannical Efrafan leader General Woundwort will not part with his captives without a fight.

Featuring the voices of James McAvoy (Hazel), Nicholas Hoult (Fiver), John Boyega (Bigwig), Ben Kingsley (General Woundwort), Tom Wilkinson (The Threarah), Gemma Arterton (Clover), Peter Capaldi (Kehaar), Olivia Colman (Strawberry), Mackenzie Crook (Hawkbit), Ann-Marie Duff (Hyzenthlay), Taron Egerton (El-Ahrairah), Freddie Fox (Captain Holly), James Faulkner (Frith), Lee Ingleby (Captain Campion), Miles Jupp (Blackberry), Daniel Kaluuya (Bluebell), Rory Kinnear (Cowslip), Craig Parkinson (Sergeant Sainfoin), Rosamund Pike (Black Rabbit), Daniel Rigby (Dandelion), Jason Watkins (Captain Orchis), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Captain Vervain), Lorraine Bruce (Farmer's Wife), Gemma Chan (Dewdrop), Lizzie Clarke (Haystack), Rosie Day (Thethuthinang), Henry Goodman (Blackavar), Peter Guinness (Silverweed), Murray McArthur (Farmer), Charlotte Spencer (Nettle).

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The story of a band of rabbits seeking a new home.

Animated adaptation of the novel by Richard Adams following a ragtag band of rabbits forced to flee their warren in search of safety and a new home.

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