Harry Enfield Stars In Our Exclusive New Swallows and Amazons Clip

British literary institution ‘Swallows and Amazons’ is being adapted for the big screen once again, so it’s only fitting to find another British institution in its cast.

Comedy icon Harry Enfield of Kevin and Perry, Tim Nice-But-Dim, and Loadsamoney fame is making a rare film appearance in the lavish new adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s classic kid’s novel.

As you can see from our exclusive clip above, Enfield plays Mr. Jackson, a local sheep farmer who lends the Walker children his boat Swallow, setting them off on a grand adventure.

If you’re not familiar with the story which was adapted for TV in 1963 and as a film in 1974, here’s the official synopsis:

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Swallows and Amazons follows four children dreaming of escape from the tedium of a summer holiday in the Lake District with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed.

But when they get there they discover they may not be alone… As a desperate battle for ownership of the island ensues, the real dangers of an adult world on the brink of war encroach on their paradise in the form of a mysterious pair of Russian spies hot on the tail of the enigmatic Jim Turner.

As the sleepy British summer is turned on its head, the children must learn skills of survival, responsibility, and the all-important value of friendship. Steeped in the wonder of a child’s imagination and set against the breath-taking backdrop of the Lakes, this is an exhilarating adaptation of a treasured classic.

Starring Kelly MacDonald, Andrew Scott, Rafe Spall, Jessica Hynes, and Harry Enfield, ‘Swallows and Amazons’ sails into UK cinemas on 19 August.

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