Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)”, which is currently on the BBC until 16th May 2020.  A montage of behind the scenes footage of the actors and crew preparing to shoot a swimming scene at Peel Island on Coniston Water for the feature film, “Swallows and Amazons”, […]

Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)”, which is currently on the BBC until 16th May 2020. Sophie Neville, aged 12, rowing a skiff at home in Gloucestershire in April 1973 when she was preparing to appear as Titty in the EMI-Theatre Projects feature film of “Swallows and […]

Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of “Swallows and Amazons (1974)”, which is currently on the BBC until 16th May 2020. Wardrobe Master Terry Smith walks to a waiting boat wearing Ronnie Fraser’s pith helmet. We approach the Houseboat moored on Derwent Water and find the crew setting up for […]

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 […]

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: Sophie Neville, Gareth Tandy, Robin Gregory, Lesley Bennett and Kit Seymour, David Blagden in Amazon with Swallow pulled up behind him, Sophie Neville with Albert […]

Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of Swallows and Amazons (1974). Lesley Bennett and Kit Seymour, playing the Amazon pirates, set off with other members of the cast to film on Coniston Water whilst the mothers watch with Molly Pilbrow from Theatre Projects. Swallow and Amazon can be seen rehearsing out on the lake. […]

Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of Swallows and Amazons (1974), as shot in-camera by Martin Neville, Sophie Neville’s father. The cast and crew of “Swallows and Amazons” variously prepare to shoot, relax, or horse around on the banks of Coniston Water in Cumbria… You can read the whole story by […]

Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of Swallows and Amazons (1974). Dennis Lewiston, the Director of Photography, is with Claude Whatham and the film crew of Swallows and Amazons on the camera pontoon, reversing on Coniston Water. Swallow is wired to it. Suzanna Hamilton, Simon West, and Stephen Grendon are in the […]

Watch a behind-the-scenes video below, shot in 1973 during the filming of Swallows and Amazons (1974) at Bowness-on-Windermere, the location for ‘Rio’ in Arthur Ransome’s story. Shot on 16mm film (Bolex)… You can read the whole story by Sophie Neville, who starred as Titty Walker in the film, in her book The Making of Swallows […]

Watch a behind-the-scenes video below of the Amazon boathouse, shot in 1973 during the filming of Swallows and Amazons (1974) at ‘Beckfoot’ on 16mm 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 […]