Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of Swallows and Amazons (1974). Waiting around whilst filming Swallows and Amazons on the shore of Derwent Water in the Lake District: Albert Clarke with Sophie Neville and Jean the Driver, Jane Grendon with Terry Needham, Simon West, Neville Thompson, Margaret Causey the Tutor look on as Ronald Fraser and Ronnie Cogan get into a waiting boat. You can see the moored dinghies Swallow and Amazon behind Jean who is talking to Daphne Neville sporting her yellow and white Donny Osmond hat. 16mm footage on Bolex film…
You can read the whole story by Sophie Neville, who starred as Titty Walker in the film, in her book The Making of Swallows and Amazons (1974), which you can buy from the Nancy Blackett shop.
Video © Sophie Neville. All rights reserved.
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