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
Episodes
Sailing Orders | The Alliance | The Serpent | Night Raiders | The Tables Turned | The Storm
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.
They meet up with a couple of young “pirates” – the Blackett children, Nancy (Mandy Harper) and Peggy (Paula Boyd) – in a boat called Amazon.
