Swallows and Amazons

Some summers you treasure forever

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Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they get there they discover they may not be alone… The battle for ownership of a lonely island teaches them the skills of survival, the value of friendship and the importance of holding your nerve.

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Creators

Philippa Lowthorpe

director

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Andrea Gibb

writer

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Arthur Ransome

writer

Cast

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Dane Hughes actor Orla Hill actor

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Teddie Allen actor

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Bobby McCulloch actor

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Seren Hawkes actor

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Hannah Jayne Thorp actor Rafe Spall actor Kelly Macdonald actor Andrew Scott actor Harry Enfield actor Jessica Hynes actor

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Sophie Wardlow actor John Henshaw actor Fenella Woolgar actor Elizabeth Berrington actor Richard Bremmer actor

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Neil Bell actor

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Caf Smith actor

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Jamie Darlington actor

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Richard Varley actor