TV series
Kidnapped
1979, English, on ITV1.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1979
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Latest episode
S1 E13: The Choice
Aired 30 June 1979
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- David McCallumAlan Breck Stewart · 13 ep
- Ekkehardt BelleDavid Balfour · 13 ep
- Aude LandryCatriona · 13 ep
- Bill SimpsonJames of the Glens · 13 ep
- Patrick AllenPrestongrange · 13 ep
- Jutta SpeidelBarbara Grant · 13 ep
- Bernhard WickiHoseason · 13 ep
- Arthur BraussRiarch · 13 ep
- Leonard MaguireCharles Stewart · 13 ep
- Paul GristBrough · 13 ep
- Wolfe MorrisFraser · 4 ep
- Ewen SolonArgyll · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 7 April 1979
- Last aired
- 30 June 1979
- Network
- ITV1
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, France
- Type
- Miniseries
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Kidnapped has 1 season and 13 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
Is Kidnapped finished?
Yes. Kidnapped ended in 1979, so you can watch the whole story.
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