Motorist Bev McNeill, 50, saw the doll lying on the side of the M4 after falling from a moving car (Picture: SWNS)

This is Woody and he is desperate to find his owner – Liam.

Woody was discovered lying on the side of the M4 covered in dirt, missing a hand but still smiling with his Stetson.

The cowboy was eventually rescued by motorist Bev McNeill, 50, who spotted him while stuck in traffic.

He is believed to have been lost after falling out of a moving car.


‘Liam’ was written on the bottom of Woody’s boot (Picture: SWNS)

The first time Ms McNeill saw Woody she was travelling too fast to get out and retrieve him.

But seven weeks later she was astounded to see Woody still lying there in the mud and managed to jump out and retrieve him.



Since taking him home she has tried desperately to find his owner after spotting that he had ‘Liam’ written on the bottom of his right boot.

She posted the doll’s picture on Twitter along with the hashtag #GetWoodyHome in the hope she could find Liam.

Since then her tweet has been retweeted 3,000 times.

Thousands of Brits have joined a heart-warming internet campaign – to reunite a this lost Woody from Toy Story with his real-life Andy (Picture: SWNS)

The story was even retweeted by Toy Story writer and Pixar director Andrew Stanton, who is also the voice behind Toy Story 2’s Emperor Zurg.

Incredibly the real-life hunt mirrors the fictional tale from Toy Story.

In the film, Woody is kicked out of a moving car by the other toys when they suspected he killed Buzz.

Scenes from the film Toy Story Woody the Cowboy and Buzz Lightyear racing along in Disney film

Ms McNeil, a sales executive, said: ‘I think some little boy was playing with him near the window and he got dropped out.

‘I’m a big fan of Toy Story and of Woody in particular and it was so sad to see him lying there on the side of the road – just like in the movie.

‘But the cars were starting to move again and I didn’t have time to get out, but I made a note of the lamppost number.

‘Seven weeks later I was stuck in exactly the same spot and I thought of Woody again. I hopped out of the car, jumped over the barrier and found him.

‘The guy in the car behind me was giving me a very strange look, but when I held up Woody to show him he just said ‘aww’.’

Ms McNeill added: ‘It would be wonderful to see little Woody and Liam reunited. I bet Liam is really missing him.’

Incredible tale mirrors the plot of the Hollywood movie (Picture: SWNS)