Synopsis
SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS follows four children who dream of escaping from the tedium of a summer holiday. When finally given permission to camp on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they arrive, they discover they may not be alone and a desperate yet whimsical battle for ownership of the island ensues, where both skill and luck play a hand. Simultaneously, the dangers of an adult world, on the brink of war, encroach on their paradise and intertwine with their lives, in the form of a mysterious pair of Russian spies hot on the tail of the enigmatic Jim Turner. The children must ban together from both groups, learn skills of survival, responsibility, and the all-important value of friendship to save a family member. Steeped in the wonder of a child’s imagination and set against a breath-taking backdrop, this is an exhilarating adaptation of a treasured classic.
Title
Swallows and AmazonsDirector
Philippa Lowthorpe
Written By
Andrea Gibb
Producers
Nicholas Barton
Nick O'Hagan
Joe Oppenheimer
Executive Producers
Christine Langan
Beth Pattinson
Natascha Wharton
Peter Watson
Thorsten Schumacher
Patrick Fischer
Hugo Heppell
Alexa Seligman
John Jencks
Jenny Borgars
Dan MacRae
Danny Perkins
Steve Milne
Ian Maiden
Cast
Rafe Spall
Andrew Scott
Kelly Macdonald
Orla Hill
Dane Hughes
Bobby McCullock
Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen
Seren Hawkes
Hannah-Jayne Thorp