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Watership Down S1E2 — Home on the Down

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Watership Down•Season 1•Episode 2

Home on the Down

6.6/10 · 15 votesOct 5, 199923 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

The rabbits begin to settle into their new home on the down, however problems become apparent. The burrows need digging, but there's only one doe and bucks don't dig!! There's also a weasel that arrives at the down. Meanwhile, a mysterious visitor is looking for

Directed byTroy Sullivan

Written byMartin Riley

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Cast10

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Andrew Falvey

Fiver / Flax / Feldspar (voice)

David Holt

David Holt

Vervain / Bluesky / Boxwood / Darkling (voice)

Stephen Mangan

Stephen Mangan

Bigwig / Black Rabbit of Inle / Shale (voice)

Sue Elliott-Nichols

Sue Elliott-Nichols

Blackberry / Tabitha (voice)

Lee Ross

Lee Ross

Hawkbit (voice)

Rob Rackstraw

Rob Rackstraw

Raincloud / Granite (voice)

Ian Shaw

Ian Shaw

Hazel (voice)

Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

Kehaar (voice)

Phill Jupitus

Phill Jupitus

Dandelion (voice)

Jane Horrocks

Jane Horrocks

Hannah (voice)

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Martin Riley

Writer

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Troy Sullivan

Director

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Episode Summary

"Home on the Down" is episode 2 of Watership Down season 1. It scored 6.6/10 from 15 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.5). Directed by Troy Sullivan and written by Martin Riley, it aired on October 5, 1999.

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