sentences:  "Tarka the Otter" was voted 98th in Channel 4’s poll of the "100 Greatest Family Films".The role of Tarka was played by an otter called Spade.The music score used in the film, composed by David Fanshawe, was released on a soundtrack album on the Argo label in 1979 (ZSW 613), and included Peter Ustinov's narration.