A Swarm in May Trailer (1983)

26 December 1983 Drama 77 mins

John Owen returns to the Choir School at the start of term to find that he is the youngest Singing Boy in the school. This means he must also be Beekeeper - a traditional role. One of the traditional duties of the Beekeeper is to sing a solo in the Cathedral. Owen hates and dreads the prospect, so he persuades the smallest boy in the school, Iddingley, to take his place. Then, while exploring one of the Cathedral towers without permission, Owen finds something which makes him change his mind, and solves a mystery which has been baffling people for hundreds of years...

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Cast

Frank Middlemass as Dr. Sunderland

Oliver Hicks as John Owen

Jack May as Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster

Milo Twomey as Trevitihic

Rory Macfarquhar as Iddingley

Peter Cosmetatos as Madington

James Mills as Dubnet

Petra Davies as Mrs. Owen

Hugh Hastings as Turle

Charles Lewsen as Mr. Sutton

Douglas Storm as Bishop

Oswin Baker

Michael Hobbs

Crew

Colin Finbow Director

Brianne Perkins Producer

Colin Finbow Writer

William Mayne Writer

William Mayne Novel

Griselda Wallace Costume Designer

Chris Chescoe Second Assistant Director

Don Weeks First Assistant Director

Bec Knight Set Designer

Don Stinson Set Designer

Robert Farr Location Sound Mixer

Nicholas Bartman Assistant Camera

Titus Bicknell Camera Operator

International Releases Dates

United Kingdom 26 December 1983

Production Companies

Children's Film Unit

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