When the future of Watership Down is threatened by the might of General Woundwort and the Efrafan army, Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, Clover, Strawberry and their gang of fellow rabbits must use all their cunning to survive.

Led by stout-hearted brothers Hazel and Fiver, the rabbits begin their journey from Sandleford Warren, through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, towards the hope of a better life.