The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome

The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome (2005)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2005-09-17
  • Runtime: 0h 59min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Director: Andrew Thompson

Summary

To generations Arthur Ransome's books, including Swallows and Amazons, were an integral part of growing up. But was there a darker side to the author? In this drama-documentary, the enthusiastic Griff Rhys Jones follows a trail that begins in Russia, reveals close links with many leading Bolsheviks, an affair with Trotsky's secretary and previously unreleased KGB documents about Ransome. But was Ransome actually spying for the British secret service all along?

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  • Griff Rhys Jones

    as Self / Presenter

  • Simon Tcherniak

    as Arthur Ransome

  • Alina Karmazina

    as Evgenia Ransome

  • Iain Agnew

    as Sir Basil Thomson

  • Paul Morrow

    as Foreign Office Clerk

  • Jo Freer

    as Ivy Ransome

  • Ana Thompson

    as Tabitha Ransome

  • Kalev Onnapnu

    as Red Army Officer

  • Ain Savinuk

    as White Army Officer
Editing Clyde Wallbanks Editor
Production Richard Downes Executive Producer
Directing Andrew Thompson Director
Writing Griff Rhys Jones Writer
Production Andrew Thompson Producer

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