Film.2C TV.2C radio and theatrical adaptations Swallows and Amazons

1 film, tv, radio , theatrical adaptations

1.1 1963 tv adaptation
1.2 1974 film version
1.3 2016 film version
1.4 other versions

film, tv, radio , theatrical adaptations
1963 tv adaptation

in 1963, bbc produced adaptation, swallows , amazons, john paul captain flint , susan george renamed kitty . series directed peter saunders.

1974 film version

emi released version in 1974, directed claude whatham , produced richard pilbrow. film starred virginia mckenna (mrs. walker) , ronald fraser (uncle jim), , sophie neville (titty), zanna hamilton (susan), simon west (john) , stephen grendon (roger) swallows.

2016 film version

the 2016 film directed philippa lowthorpe , written andrea gibb. film stars andrew scott, rafe spall, kelly macdonald, jessica hynes, , harry enfield.

other versions

in august 1999 bbc radio 4 broadcast radio adaptation david wood jean anderson titty seventy years later narrating. young titty played phoebe phillips, john john paul ekins, susan flora harris, roger joe sowerbutts, mother penny downie, nancy catherine poole, peggy jackie swainson , uncle jim nicholas le prevost.

the royal national theatre started developing musical version of swallows , amazons in 2007. helen edmundson wrote book , lyrics while divine comedy s frontman neil hannon wrote music. musical premiered @ bristol old vic on 1 december 2010 , played @ vaudeville theatre, in london s west end, 15 december 2011, prior going on tour around uk january may 2012. production features adults playing children , has been received favourably reviewers.