Posted by Lionel Hill on April 13, 1998 at 05:03:56:
In Reply to: Should/Could TARS buy S&A Film rights posted by Phil Winterbourne on February 24, 1998 at 13:04:20:
I hired the Swallows and Amazons film from a video hire store in Devonport, Tasmania. On asking the owner if he knew where I could buy a copy he asked me to let him know if I ever found out. He purchased his copy in 1990 through his usual suppliers but can no longer obtain it. It has been out on loan 100 times (I account for 3 times!). He regards it as "a good story" and a steady income earner. Another video hire shop in Devonport (population 20,000) also stocks Swallows and Amazons.