The Highway Rat

The Highway Rat is a 2017 short computer-animated television film based on the 2011 picture book of the same name written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Directed by Jeroen Jaspaert, the film was produced by Martin Pope and Michael Rose of Magic Light Pictures in London, and in association with Orange Eyes Limited and Triggerfish Animation Studios. The film's voice cast includes David Tennant, Rob Brydon (who also serves as the film's narrator), Frances de la Tour, Tom Hollander, Nina Sosanya, and Husaam Kiani.
The Highway Rat was released on DVD in the United Kingdom and Ireland on February 5, 2018 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Entertainment One, who would later re-release it on DVD in those two territories a year later on February 11, 2019. The film was also released on DVD in the United States on March 5, 2019 by PBS Home Entertainment.
==Images==
File:The Highway Rat 2017 UK DVD cover V1.jpeg|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2018, front)
File:The Highway Rat 2017 UK DVD cover V2.jpeg|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2018, spine)
File:The Highway Rat 2017 UK DVD cover V3.jpeg|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2019, front)
File:The Highway Rat 2017 UK DVD cover V4.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2019, spine)
File:The Highway Rat 2017 US DVD cover.png|US DVD cover
==Storyline==
===Plot===
The Highway Rat is the tale of a ravenous rat who craves buns, biscuits (cookies) and all sweet things. Tearing along the highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal, until his sweet tooth leads him to a sticky end.
===Genres===
*Animation
*Adventure
*Comedy
*Family
*Short
===Home Media Rating===
*G (Ireland)
*U (UK)
==Details==
===Country of origin===
*United Kingdom
===Category Number===
*E052148D (UK / Ireland) (DVD, 2018)
*U085805DSP01 (UK / Ireland) (DVD, 2019)
===Home Media Release Dates===
*February 5, 2018 (UK) (DVD)
*February 5, 2018 (Ireland) (DVD)
*February 11, 2019 (UK) (DVD re-release)
*February 11, 2019 (Ireland) (DVD re-release)
*March 5, 2019 (US) (DVD)
==Company Credits==
===Production Companies===
*BBC Worldwide
*BBC One
*Magic Light Pictures
*Orange Eyes Limited
*Triggerfish Animation Studios
===Distributors===
*Entertainment One (2018) (UK) (DVD) (through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
*Entertainment One (2018) (Ireland) (DVD) (through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
*Entertainment One (2019) (UK) (DVD) (through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
*Entertainment One (2019) (Ireland) (DVD) (through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
*20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2018) (UK) (DVD) (through)
*20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2018) (Ireland) (DVD) (through)
*20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2019) (UK) (DVD) (through)
*20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2019) (Ireland) (DVD) (through)
*PBS Home Entertainment (2019) (US) (DVD)
==Technical Specs==
===Aspect Ratio===
*16:9
==Trivia==
*This is the first Magic Light Pictures animated short film initially released on home media by Entertainment One to have its distribution be handled by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
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