Kidnapped(TV show/series, 1978)

Name: Kidnapped
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978
Rating: 3.3

30min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 4 episodes

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 4 votes)

Kidnapped, also known as The Adventures of David Balfour, was a 1978 TV miniseries, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Kidnapped, with some elements taken from his novel Catriona. It was a French - West German co-production. The cast included: David McCallum as Alan BreckEkkehardt Belle as David BalfourJutta Speidel as Barbara GrantJohn Carson as James MoreJames Cosmo as BeggarBill Simpson as James of the GlensPeter Graham Scott was the producer and scriptwriter ()

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About Kidnapped

David McCallum stars as the rebellious Alan Breck Stewart, and this ambitious serial (a co-production between HTV and Germany's Tele-Munchen) also features a host of British character actors, including Bill Simpson, Patrick Allen, Andrew Keir, Patrick Magee and Frank Windsor. When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance, his relative tries to murder him then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Luckily for the lad, he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck Stewart, who is on the run after Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat at Culloden. When a ship's captain tries to kill Breck for his money, the two manage to get to land and set out for Edinburgh, dodging the ruthless Redcoats along the way.

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Kidnapped Seasons and Episodes

12/01/1978Mini-Series - 4 episodes

13 episodes of this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story.

#1 | 12/01/1978Uncle Ebenezer

Alan Breck Stewart, hero of Culloden returns in secret to Scotland. Meanwhile David Balfour returns to Edinburgh, meets a beautiful Highland girl, and encouters his suspicious Uncle Ebenezer

#2 | 12/01/1978Captain Hoseason

Still pursuing separate goals, Alan Breck hears fresh rumours of rebellion in the Highlands and David Balfour learns first hand how villainous his uncle really is.

#3 | 12/01/1978The Voyage

While Alan Breck surveys the Stewart holdings, David Balfour accompanies his uncle to see his lawyer, accepting the offer of passage there from a ship's captain. But Uncle Ebenezer has other plans for David and has arranged for a longer voyage for his nephew.

#4 | 12/01/1978The Stranger

Kidnapped aboard a slave ship bound for the Carolinas on the orders of his Uncle Ebenezer, David encounters Alan, shipwrecked and rescued at night, and discovers the captain's evil plot against them.

#5 | 12/01/1978Murder

With the slave ship run aground, Alan and David must make their way across the Highlands. When the latter meets King's Factor Colin "Red Fox" Campbell and witnesses a bloody crime, he must flee for his life from the Redcoat forces.

#6 | 12/01/1978Escape

An innocent witness to the murder of Red Fox, David is now a fugitive, forced to flee for his life with Alan across the wide highlands.

#7 | 12/01/1978Over the Highlands

Murder suspects Alan and David are pursued across the Scottish highlands by Redcoats. They visit Cluny in his hideout and put Catriona's life at risk.

#8 | 12/01/1978Prestongrange

Saved from the Redcoats by Alan, David has secured his inheritance in Edinburgh. He prepares to give account of the Red Fox murder to the Lord Advocate.

#9 | 12/01/1978Suspicion

Still a murder suspect, David is saved from the gallows by Prestongrange but Alan is still in mortal danger.

#10 | 12/01/1978Prisoner

With his own future in grave peril, David risks his life to help Alan escape to France. Meanwhile Catriona make a desperate bid to release her father from prison.

#11 | 12/01/1978The Trial

David rides through the night with evidence that could save James of the Glens. But he soon finds himself on another sea voyage with a surprising fellow passenger.

#12 | 12/01/1978A Far Cry

David and Catriona, united in Holland encounter difficulties when James More fails to appear. In France, Alan finds Bonnie Prince Charlie reluctant to start a new rebellion.

#13 | 12/01/1978The Choice

Kidnapped, shipwrecked, suspected of murder, abducted and now, free at last in Holland, David fights for the love of Catriona and to save Alan Breck.

Additional Information

Production countries: Germany, France

Based on: "Kidnapped" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Tele-München, Harlech Television (HTV), Technisonor

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Hungarian (HU)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 12/01/1978

Cast: David McCallum, Ekkehardt Belle, Aude Landrey, Patrick Magee, Bernhard Wicki, Arthur Brauss, James Cosmo, Andrew N. Schofield, Jutta Speidel, Ullrich Haupt, Jr., Ferdy Mayne, Andrew Keir, Jack Watson, Erik Schumann

Director: Jean-Pierre Decourt

Producer: Walter Ulbrich

Director of Photography: Brian Morgan

Composer: Vladimir Cosma

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Die Abenteuer des David Balfour"

"Les aventures de David Balfour"

Keywords: romance, scotland, money, inheritance, slave, murder, miniseries, ship

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