1 9 6 3 (UK)
6 x 25 minute episodes
While on holiday in the Lake District, the Walker children – John (David Lott), Susan (Siobhan Taylor), Kitty (Susan George) and Roger (Shane Younger) – are playing with a telescope when they spot an island in the lake.
Borrowing a dinghy named Swallow, they head for the island (which they name “Wild Cat Island”) to set up a camp.
They meet up with a couple of young “pirates” – the Blackett children, Nancy (Mandy Harper) and Peggy (Paula Boyd) – in a boat called Amazon.
The Swallows and the Amazons form an alliance against a common enemy – the Blackett’s Uncle Jim (John Paul), who they call Captain Flint – after engaging in a mock battle to determine who will be their leader.
The six-part BBC production, based on the 1930 novel by Arthur Ransome, was directed by Peter Saunders and aired in September and October 1963.
“Captain Flint”/Uncle Jim
John Paul
Susan Walker
Siobhan Taylor
Kitty Walker
Susan George
John Walker
David Lott
Roger Walker
Shane Younger
Baby Walker
Christine Allsopp
Nancy Blackett
Mandy Harper
Peggy Blackett
Paula Boyd
Mrs Walker
Mary Kenton
Sam Packer
George Roderick
Ernie Kidd
Anthony Sagar
Mrs Jackson
Ruth Kettlewell
Mrs Dixon
Natalie Kent
Old Billie
Michael Ripper
Policeman
Bernard Kay
Young Billie
Sam Kydd
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