Andrew Scott is one of the most exciting actors around and he is set to return to the big screen this summer in Swallows and Amazons.
Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Arthur Ransome but Scott is taking on the role of Lazlow, a new character that doesn't feature in the original novel.
And we get our first really good look at the character in this great new clip from the film. Take a look:
Lazlow is a secret agent who is on the hunt for Jim Turner - played by Rafe Spall - who meet the Walker family while they are on holiday in the Lake District.
A fantastic cast has been assembled for the film as Scott and Spall are joined by Kelly Macdonald, Jessica Haynes, and Harry Enfield. We will also be introduced to the acting talents of Dane Hughes and Orla Hill, who will take on the roles of John and Susan Walker.
Swallows and Amazons sees Philippa Lowthorpe in the director's chair as she makes her big screen feature debut with the movie. She is best known for her work in television with the likes of Jamaica Inna, Call the Midwife, and Five Daughters under her belt in recent years.
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.
Swallows and Amazons is released 19th August.
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