Swallows and Amazons (1963 television series)

Swallows and Amazons
Starring	John Paul Susan George
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	25 minutes per episode
Release
Original network	BBC
Original release	3 September 1963 – 1963

Swallows and Amazons is a 1963 BBC children's television series based on the children's novel by Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons, about the holiday adventures of two groups of children, the Swallows (Walkers) and the Amazons (Blacketts), sailing on a lake and camping on an island in the Lake District in the 1930s.

The series of 6 episodes was shot on location on Coniston Water. Arthur Ransome, who lived nearby at Nibthwaite, was not impressed:

The director was Peter Saunders and the music was composed by Alfred Elms.

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