Two fierce pirates from the boat 'Amazon,' Nancy and Peggy, challenge the Walker children to war and a summer of battles and alliances ensues.įor anyone who loves sailing and adventure, Arthur Ransome's classic 'Swallows and Amazons' series stands alone. Exploring and playing sailors is an adventure in itself but the island holds more excitement in store. John, Susan, Titty and Roger Walker sail their boat, 'Swallow,' to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Executive producers are Christine Langan of BBC Films, the BFI’s Natascha Wharton, STUDIOCANAL’s Danny Perkins and Jenny Borgars, Screen Yorkshire’s Hugo Heppell, Alexa Seligman and Jay Taylor of Electric Shadow, Peter Watson of HanWay Films, Steve Milne, and Ian Maiden.Tags: adventure classic family friendship nature seafaring Nick Barton of Harbour Pictures Productions, Nick O’Hagan, and BBC Films’ Joe Oppenheimer, are producers. Marking the feature debut of acclaimed director Philippa Lowthorpe (TV’s The Other Boleyn Girl, Call the Midwife, and Jamaica Inn), and adapted from a screenplay by Andrea Gibb ( Dear Frankie). Creative England provided crewing and locations support and help securing filming permissions. Regional filming locations included: Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Plumpton Rocks, Stockheld Park, Heptonstall and Wakefield. Steeped in the wonder of a child’s imagination and set against the breath-taking backdrop of the Lake District, this is an exhilarating adaptation of a treasured classic.Īuthor Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds and whilst the new adaptation of his much loved children’s classic is set in the Lake District, a significant part of the shoot took place in Yorkshire following investment from Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund. But when they get there they discover they may not be alone…As they battle for ownership of the island, they learn the skills of survival and the value of friendship, which helps prepare them for the real danger they must face from the adult world. When finally given permission to camp on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS follows four children dreaming of an escape from the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother.

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