The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome

Name: The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
Cast: Griff Rhys Jones, Simon Tcherniak, Alina Karmazina, Iain Agnew, Paul Morrow

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Andrew ThompsonWriter: Griff Rhys JonesProducers: Andrew Thompson, Richard Downes

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

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