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Friday 1 June:16th day of filming

We woke up very late but I did remember to say ‘rabbits’. We arrived and changed into our costumes. The first scene we did was day-night filming in the harbour. We had the ‘leading lights’. After lunch we filmed with the Amazons when we gave them back their boat. Day-night filming was done again. I did my big scene when I captured the Amazon.

The Secret Harbour looks south over Coniston Water to the hills of North Lancashire. It has to be one of my favourite places on earth. Bringing a small dinghy in there gives you

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