A Swarm in May
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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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Frank Middlemass
Dr. Sunderland
Known for
Barry Lyndon
All in Good Faith
Oliver Hicks
John Owen
Also in
Dark Enemy
Colin Finbow
Robert Farr
Brianne Perkins
Jack May
Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
Known for
Count Duckula
The Man Who Would Be King
Don Weeks
William Mayne
Milo Twomey
Trevitihic
Known for
A Discovery of Witches
Damsel
Chris Chescoe
Rory Macfarquhar
Iddingley
Also in
Dark Enemy
Andrew Fleury
Colin Finbow Director · William Mayne Writer Andrew Fleury Cinematographer
First release December 26, 1983 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Children's Film Unit
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 26, 1983
TV · on Channel 4
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