1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁a ▁TV ▁mini - series ▁was ▁fil med , ▁st arring ▁Adam ▁God ley ▁and ▁David ▁D aker . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁ 9 0 - min ute ▁BBC ▁radio ▁version , ▁st arring ▁Richard ▁Pear ce ▁( from ▁BBC ▁Radio ' s ▁The ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁T int in , ▁as ▁well ) ▁as ▁John ▁T rench ard . ▁ ▁The ▁Col onial ▁Radio ▁Theatre ▁on ▁the ▁Air ▁released ▁a ▁ 3 0 0 ▁min . ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁St arring ▁Jerry ▁Rob b ins , ▁David ▁A ult , ▁and ▁Rob ▁C att ell . ▁It ▁was ▁dram at ised ▁by ▁Den iz ▁Cord ell , ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁M . ▁J . ▁C og burn . ▁ ▁Angel ▁Exit ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁de vised ▁a ▁production ▁which ▁tou red ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Chris ▁de ▁Burg h ▁released ▁an ▁album ▁of ▁songs ▁called ▁Moon f le et ▁& ▁Other ▁St ories ▁featuring ▁a ▁story ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁Sky 1 ▁fil med ▁a ▁two - part ▁TV ▁adaptation ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁st arring ▁Ray ▁W inst one , ▁A neur in ▁Bar n ard ▁and ▁Karl ▁McC r one . ▁This ▁was ▁a ired ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁ 2