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1984 Certificate U
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A TV adaptation of two of Arthur Ransome's classic children's books. These are set in the 1930s on the Norfolk Broads and feature a group of children who share a love of wildlife and all things nautical. Read more

Starring Rosemary Leach, John Woodvine, Colin Baker
Director Andrew Morgan
Genres Children

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Swallows And Amazons Forever! - The Coot Club / The Big Six cover art

Swallows And Amazons Forever! - The Coot Club / The Big Six

A TV adaptation of two of Arthur Ransome's classic children's books. These are set in the 1930s on the Norfolk Broads and feature a group of children who share a love of wildlife and all things nautical.

Starring Rosemary Leach, John Woodvine, Colin Baker
Director Andrew Morgan
Studio REVELATION FILMS
Run time DVD: 2 hrs
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Children
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 24 Feb 2003
Production year: 1984
Format DVD

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  • 8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    First Class Adventure

    This is the sort of thing the BBC do best. These 2 serials capture the feeling and spirit of Arthur Ransome's classic works. They are on this DVD as separate episodes, not the joined up 'movie' versions that have been reeased on VHS.

    There are no subtitles.

    The biography 'extra' is quite weak, and wrong in more than one detail!

    Doctor Who fans should look out for Colin Baker as the village doctor (of course!) and also a cameo appearance from Patrick Troughton in The Big Six.

    The picture quality is 'good transfer of iffy source material' ie. you can see every scratch of the old prints used for the transfer. They look like returns from overseas TV stations; this is another thing that Doctor Who fans will be familiar with ;-)

      • CyberDan from London
      • Posted 04 Feb 2004 10:41

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  • Rated - 4 stars

    Vintage Summer

    This was an absolute delight in a world of high tech, my sons of 9 and 4 years were glued to the end. A slow paced drama of nostalgic country summers spent with not too much grown up interruption, great characters and accents! We loved it.

      • A customer from Bideford
      • Posted 15 Aug 2009 22:05

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