62: Watership Down (1978) Section 4: The Chief Rabbit Scripted by Newell Fisher, with script assistance by John Ruths This section covers from 9 minutes 30 to 11  minutes 50  and the equivalent Chapter from the book is Chapter 2. The Chief Rabbit As the music dies away Hazel and Fiver approach a rabbit we immediately recognise as Bigwig. A shortened version of their first conversation from the book follows, in which we learn that Bigwig seems not to know Hazel well enough to immediately recognise him. In the background Blackberry and friends appear as they try to listen in on the conversation. Another change from the book is the interruption of Captain Holly, whose manner is very harsh compared to the way he acts in the book. After being easily persuaded to let them see the Chief, and telling them to wait, Bigwig di ...