A Swarm in May (1983)
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...
Director: Colin Finbow
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Frank Middlemass as Dr. Sunderland |
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Oliver Hicks as John Owen |
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Jack May as Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster |
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Milo Twomey as Trevitihic |
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Rory Macfarquhar as Iddingley |
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Peter Cosmetatos as Madington |
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James Mills as Dubnet |
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Petra Davies as Mrs. Owen |
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Hugh Hastings as Turle |
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Charles Lewsen as Mr. Sutton |
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Douglas Storm as Bishop |
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Oswin Baker as |
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Michael Hobbs as |
| Directing | Colin Finbow | Director |
| Production | Brianne Perkins | Producer |
| Writing | Colin Finbow | Writer |
| Writing | William Mayne | Writer |
| Writing | William Mayne | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Griselda Wallace | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Chris Chescoe | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Don Weeks | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Bec Knight | Set Designer |
| Art | Don Stinson | Set Designer |
| Sound | Robert Farr | Location Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Nicholas Bartman | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Titus Bicknell | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Amos Richardson | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Gordon Rowland Adams | Music Director |
| Sound | Colin Myles | Music Producer |
| Camera | Andrew Fleury | Director of Photography |