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Swallows and Amazons (2016)

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Kelly Macdonald

Andrew Scott

Rafe Spall

Jessica Hynes

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Drama: Action & Adventure

02/09/2017

BBC Two - Swallows and Amazons

Four children embark on a series of adventures. With Kelly Macdonald and Andrew Scott.

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.

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