A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young snail … Rob Brydon, Sally Hawkins, Diana Rigg, Cariad Lloyd, Max Lang Added on BBC iPlayer 2022-08-04, leaving 2024-12-15. Added on Amazon Prime 2023-03-26.