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...

Cast (13)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Frank Middlemass

Dr. Sunderland

O

Oliver Hicks

John Owen

Jack May

Mr. Ardent - the Headmaster

Milo Twomey

Trevitihic

R

Rory Macfarquhar

Iddingley

P

Peter Cosmetatos

Madington

J

James Mills

Dubnet

P

Petra Davies

Mrs. Owen

H

Hugh Hastings

Turle

C

Charles Lewsen

Mr. Sutton

D

Douglas Storm

Bishop

O

Oswin Baker

Michael Hobbs

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