A Swarm in May

A Swarm in May

1983 · 77 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

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...

Directed by Colin Finbow · Written by William Mayne

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Frank Middlemass Dr. Sunderland
Oliver Hicks John Owen
Jack May Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster
Milo Twomey Trevitihic
Rory Macfarquhar Iddingley
Peter Cosmetatos Madington
James Mills Dubnet
Petra Davies Mrs. Owen
Hugh Hastings Turle
Charles Lewsen Mr. Sutton
Douglas Storm Bishop
Oswin Baker

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