Watership Down BBC remake pays special tribute to creator Richard Adams – did you spot it?

Watership Down paid a tribute to author Richard Adams who wrote the original novel, in a blink-and-youll-miss-it moment.

While the BBC and Netflix remake production met a scathing response to the chosen CG animation, theres some joy to be found in the shows timeless, if brutal, story.

In the third chapter of the BBC adaptation, the rabbits navigate across the pavement and under a bench, which holds a special message in a plaque if you squint your eyes to maximum.

The plaque on the bench reads: In loving memory of Richard Adams.

The novelist, who released Watership Down in 1972, died aged 96 on 24 December 2016 following complications from a blood disorder.

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While Watership Down is his most famous novel, Adams also penned the likes of The Plague Dogs, The Girl In A Swing and Shardik.

Some viewers were also pretty chuffed to have spotted the reference.

Really clever by the #WatershipDown team put a plaque on the bench "in memory of Richard Adams"

— Prestonphonebox (@Prestonphonebox) December 23, 2018

Did anybody else notice the bench in #WatershipDown, that had a plaque on which said, “In Memory of Richard Adams”? For those who dont know, Richard Adams wrote Watership Down.

— Emz Fish (@SquaddieShanty) December 23, 2018

This years adaptation boasts a stellar voice cast, including James McAvoy, John Boyega, Olivia Colman, Ben Kingsley and Gemma Arterton.

You can check our Metro.co.uks review of the BBC and Netflixs Watership Down here.

Watership Down is available on BBC iPlayer.

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