Kidnapped (2005 miniseries)
| Kidnapped | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Written by |
Bev Doyle Richard Kurti |
| Directed by | Brendan Maher |
| Starring |
Iain Glen James Anthony Pearson Adrian Dunbar Emily Barclay |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Diana Kyle |
| Producer(s) | Diana Kyle |
| Running time | 50 mins |
| Production company(s) | South Pacific Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 27 February 2005 – 13 March 2005 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Kidnapped is a two-part BBC television adaptation of the 1893 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. The show is directed by Brendan Maher and stars James Anthony Pearson as Davie Balfour and Iain Glen as Alan Breck.
Production
On 1 December 2004 it was announced that the BBC commissioned Kidnapped as well as Newsround :Islam Week, Serious Arctic and Planet Cook.[1]
Plot
Among the plot deviations from novel to movie:
- The movie added a love interest for Davie in Catriona, the daughter of James of the Glen. This plot element is from the sequel novel, Catriona.
- In the novel, Breck and James of the Glen were never arrested by the British; but the movie showed James of the Glen being falsely arrested with the threat of being hanged to force Breck to give himself up.
- The movie added the "Long Mile Gang", expert trackers, to track Davie and Breck across Scotland, but the novel only had British troops.
References
External links
- Kidnapped at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/kidnapped/ Masterpiece Theater production notes
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