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Swallows and Amazons

Four children, camping on an island in the Lake District, embark on a series of adventures that teach them the skills of survival and the value of friendship.

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 in the Lake District, 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.

Based on the novel by Arthur Ransome.

1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Sat 6 Dec 202509:20
BBC Two

Music Played

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Swallows and Amazons

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Escape From The Train

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Darien Peak

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Swimming Lesson

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    All Aboard

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Walker Island

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    The Next Morning

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Amazons

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    The Charcoal Burners

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Race To Rio

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Manoeuvres In The Dark

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Man Overboard

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Wild Cat Island

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Saving Jim

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    The Flying Boat

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Jim The Pirate

Credits

Mrs WalkerKelly Macdonald
LazlovAndrew Scott
Captain FlintRafe Spall
Mrs JacksonJessica Hynes
Mr JacksonHarry Enfield
Old BillyRichard Bremmer
Harbour MasterJohn Henshaw
Susan WalkerOrla Hill
Tatty WalkerTeddie Rose Malleson-Allen
John WalkerDane Hughes
Roger WalkerBobby McCulloch
DirectorPhilippa Lowthorpe
AuthorArthur Ransome
AdaptorAndrea Gibb

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Aug 201817:05
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Sat 15 Dec 201817:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Sat 21 Dec 201917:15
    BBC Two except Scotland & BBC Scotland
  • Sat 28 Nov 202013:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 17 Oct 202114:10
    BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sun 17 Oct 202115:10
    BBC One except Wales & Wales HD
  • Sat 22 Jan 202209:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Tue 20 Dec 202213:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 16 Dec 202314:00
    BBC One except Wales & Wales HD
  • Sat 16 Dec 202314:30
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Sat 20 Apr 202419:00
    BBC Three
  • Sat 9 Nov 202414:05
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sat 9 Nov 202414:35
    BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
  • Sat 1 Mar 202515:00
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Sat 1 Mar 202515:25
    BBC One except HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Sat 6 Dec 202509:20
    BBC Two except Scotland

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