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 |
| Production | Brianne Perkins | Producer |
| Directing | Colin Finbow | Director |
| Writing | William Mayne | Writer |
| Sound | Gordon Rowland Adams | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Griselda Wallace | Costume Designer |
| Art | Bec Knight | Set Designer |
| Sound | Robert Farr | Location Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Don Weeks | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Titus Bicknell | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Colin Finbow | Writer |
| Directing | Chris Chescoe | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Don Stinson | Set Designer |
| Writing | William Mayne | Novel |
| Sound | Colin Myles | Music Producer |
| Camera | Nicholas Bartman | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Amos Richardson | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andrew Fleury | Director of Photography |