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Kidnapped
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Kidnapped

1979-04-07 · 30 min / episode · ★ 7.1

Drama

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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Creators
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Production companies
HTV, Technisonor, Tele München
Countries
Germany, France
Status
Ended

Top Cast

David McCallumDavid McCallumAlan Breck Stewart
Ekkehardt BelleEkkehardt BelleDavid Balfour
Aude LandryAude LandryCatriona
Bill SimpsonJames of the Glens
Patrick AllenPatrick AllenPrestongrange
Jutta SpeidelJutta SpeidelBarbara Grant
Bernhard WickiBernhard WickiHoseason
Arthur BraussArthur BraussRiarch
Leonard MaguireLeonard MaguireCharles Stewart
Paul GristBrough

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