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Mark Hall

Producer and director, also writer · Died November 17, 2011, aged 75 · Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK

Mark William Hall (17 May 1936 — 17 November 2011) was an English producer and writer, known for Danger Mouse (1981), The Wind in the Willows (1983), The Wind in the Willows (1984), The BFG (1988), and Discworld miniseries Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music (both 1997). Hall and his professional partner, Brian Cosgrove, a friend from college, established Cosgrove Hall Productions, an animation company, in 1976 and retired in 2000. Their company is now called Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 17, 1936
Died
November 17, 2011 (aged 75)
From
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Works as
Producer and director, also writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Mark Hall's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Self
20%
Morality
14%
Society
13%
Power
9%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
1
Warm
1
Thrilling
2
Other
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mark Hall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Mark Hall's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

22 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dead Cert(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Engie Benjy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • To Hell with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Associate Producer

  • Rotten Ralph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 52 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Rocky and the Dodos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Soul Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Wyrd Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Thomas Jefferson(1997)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Noddy's Toyland Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 53 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Truckers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • Truckers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • The BFG(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Oh, Mr. Toad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • The Wind in the Willows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 65 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • The Wind in the Willows(1983)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Danger Mouse(1981)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Cinderella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Producer

  • Chorlton and the Wheelies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show Creator

  • Superted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Producer

  • Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1972 to 2010.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 20: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleProducing18 of 20: 14 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew2 of 20: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

20 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Mark Hall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark Hall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Cosgrove shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers