A father and son (Jeremy Irons and real-life son Samuel Irons) work to thwart a developer's plans to change their village. Hazell: Robbie Coltrane. Doc Spencer: Cyril Cusack. Lord Claybury: Michael Hordern. Mr. Snoddie: Lionel Jeffries. Robbetts: Jimmy Nail. A.k.a. "Danny, the Champion of the World."