Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    Banner
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
      • Playlists
    • Television
      • Shows by Decade
        • 1950s Television
        • 1960s Television
        • 1970s Television
        • 1980s Television
        • 1990s Television
      • Shows by Genre
        • Comedy
        • Drama
        • Kids TV
        • Variety
        • News & Sport
        • Advertisements
      • Shows by Country
        • UK TV
        • USA TV
        • Australia & NZ TV
        • Canada TV
        • Europe TV
        • Japan TV
      • Shows A to K
        • Shows A
        • Shows B
        • Shows C
        • Shows D
        • Shows E
        • Shows F
        • Shows G
        • Shows H
        • Shows I
        • Shows J
        • Shows K
      • Shows L to Z
        • Shows L
        • Shows M
        • Shows N
        • Shows O
        • Shows P
        • Shows Q
        • Shows R
        • Shows S
        • Shows T
        • Shows U
        • Shows V
        • Shows W
        • Shows X
        • Shows Y
        • Shows Z
      • Shows 0 to 9
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • 1950s Music
        • 1960s Music
        • 1970s Music
        • 1980s Music
        • 1990s Music
      • Music A to K
        • Music A
        • Music B
        • Music C
        • Music D
        • Music E
        • Music F
        • Music G
        • Music H
        • Music I
        • Music J
        • Music K
      • Music L to Z
        • Music L
        • Music M
        • Music N
        • Music O
        • Music P
        • Music Q
        • Music R
        • Music S
        • Music T
        • Music U
        • Music V
        • Music W
        • Music X
        • Music Y
        • Music Z
      • Music 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • 1950s Movies
          • Movies 1950
          • Movies 1951
          • Movies 1952
          • Movies 1953
          • Movies 1954
          • Movies 1955
          • Movies 1956
          • Movies 1957
          • Movies 1958
          • Movies 1959
        • 1960s Movies
          • Movies 1960
          • Movies 1961
          • Movies 1962
          • Movies 1963
          • Movies 1964
          • Movies 1965
          • Movies 1966
          • Movies 1967
          • Movies 1968
          • Movies 1969
        • 1970s Movies
          • Movies 1970
          • Movies 1971
          • Movies 1972
          • Movies 1973
          • Movies 1974
          • Movies 1975
          • Movies 1976
          • Movies 1977
          • Movies 1978
          • Movies 1979
        • 1980s Movies
          • Movies 1980
          • Movies 1981
          • Movies 1982
          • Movies 1983
          • Movies 1984
          • Movies 1985
          • Movies 1986
          • Movies 1987
          • Movies 1988
          • Movies 1989
        • 1990s Movies
          • Movies 1990
          • Movies 1991
          • Movies 1992
          • Movies 1993
          • Movies 1994
          • Movies 1995
          • Movies 1996
          • Movies 1997
          • Movies 1998
          • Movies 1999
      • Movies A to K
        • Movies A
        • Movies B
        • Movies C
        • Movies D
        • Movies E
        • Movies F
        • Movies G
        • Movies H
        • Movies I
        • Movies J
        • Movies K
      • Movies L to Z
        • Movies L
        • Movies M
        • Movies N
        • Movies O
        • Movies P
        • Movies Q
        • Movies R
        • Movies S
        • Movies T
        • Movies U
        • Movies V
        • Movies W
        • Movies X
        • Movies Y
        • Movies Z
      • Movies 0 to 9
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Radio
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Television»Shows by Decade»1960s Television
    1960s Television Drama Shows K 2 Mins Read

    Kidnapped

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    1 9 6 3 (UK)
    12 x 25 minute episodes

    In Scotland in 1751, with the embers of the 1745 Jacobite rising still smouldering, young David Balfour (Ian Cullen) is kidnapped by Captain Hoseason (Ewan Roberts) – at the request of David’s wicked uncle, Ebenezer Balfour (Duncan Macrae) – and placed aboard the brig Covenant, destined for the Carolinas and a life of slavery.

    He meets Jacobite rebel Alan Breck (Roddy McMillan) on the ship and together the pair escape from the ship, avoid the redcoats and return to Scotland to claim David’s rightful inheritance.

    In later episodes, David attempts to gain justice for James of the Glens (Kenneth MacKintosh) but, after being reunited with Alan Breck, he is once again kidnapped and confined on the Bass Rock, an island in the Firth of Forth, until the trial is over and James is condemned to death.

    David also meets and falls in love with Catriona MacGregor Drummond (Gay Hamilton), the daughter of James More Drummond (Leonard Maguire), who is also held in prison until Catriona engineers his escape.

    David and Catriona travel to Holland, where David studies law at the University of Leyden until he learns of the death of his uncle Ebenezer, meaning he will now come into his full, substantial inheritance.

    David and Catriona eventually marry and return to Scotland to raise a family.

    This BBC series was a faithful – if plain – adaptation by Joy Harington of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novels Kidnapped and Catriona and well-acted throughout.

    Ian Cullen died in November 2019, aged 80.

    David Balfour
    Ian Cullen
    Alan Breck
    Roddy McMillan
    Catriona
    Gay Hamilton
    James More Drummond
    Leonard Maguire
    Barbara
    Colette O’Neil
    Neil the Redhead
    James Copeland
    Prestongrange
    Moultrie Kelsall
    Simon Fraser
    Jack Lambert
    James of the Glens
    Kenneth MacKintosh
    Alison
    Margo Croan
    Mr Rankeillor
    Geoffrey Lumsden
    Ebenezer Balfour
    Duncan Macrae
    Red Fox
    John Dunbar
    Stewart
    Calum Mill
    Shuan
    Douglas Murchie
    Riach
    Bryden Murdoch
    Captain Hoseason
    Ewan Roberts

    Episodes

    The House of Shaws | The Brig Covenant | Disaster | Red Fox | The Flight in the Heather | Back to Shaws | Catriona | The Man with Red Hair | The Bass Rock | In the Hands of the Ladies | David and Catriona | The Return of Alan

    Related Posts

    • Seagull Island
      Seagull Island
      1 9 8 1 (Italy/UK) 5 x 60 minute episodes This five-part miniseries was a British-Italian co-production. Barbara Carey (Prunella Ransome)…
    • Young Pioneers
      Young Pioneers
      1 9 7 6 (USA) 2 x 100 minute episode 1 9 7 8 (USA) 1 x 120 minute episode 2 x…
    • Police Patrol
      Police Patrol
      1 9 6 5 (UK) 7 x 25 minute episodes This short-lived BBC teatime series showed real life and adventure among…
    • Rob Roy
      Rob Roy
      1 9 7 7 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes This six-part Sunday afternoon BBC drama series followed Frank Osbaldistone…
    • Sunset Song
      Sunset Song
      1 9 7 1 (UK) 6 x 45 minute episodes Chris Guthrie (Vivien Heilbron) lives with her family on a bleak…
    • Five Names for Johnny
      Five Names for Johnny
      1 9 5 7 (UK) 7 x 30 minute episodes David Haigue (Conrad Phillips) has dreams of death and then awakes…
    • Bognor
      Bognor
      1 9 8 1 (UK) 21 x 30 minute episodes Simon Bognor (David Horovitch) was a crisis-prone Special Investigator for the…
    • Flower of Evil
      Flower of Evil
      1 9 6 1 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes This short BBC series opened with Detective Inspector Mitchell of Scotland Yard…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleNo Cloak – No Dagger
    Next Article Johnny Jupiter

    Comments are closed.

    NC Radio Player
    Search the site

    Nostalgia Central has been a labour of love since 1998. The site carries no advertising, and I rely on donations to help with running costs and to keep the site running for your entertainment and education.

    If you find the site informative or enjoyable, please consider a donation – no matter how small. 

    Thank you so much.
    Enjoy your trip in the time machine!

    You may also like

    • Kidnapped
      Kidnapped
      1 9 7 9 (UK/Germany) 13 x 30 minute episodes Debuting at 6.15 pm on Saturday 7 April 1979, this…
    • Para Handy - Master Mariner
      Para Handy - Master Mariner
      1 9 5 9 - 1 9 6 0 (UK) 6 x 30 minute episodes This BBC Scotland comedy series…
    • Sunset Song
      Sunset Song
      1 9 7 1 (UK) 6 x 45 minute episodes Chris Guthrie (Vivien Heilbron) lives with her family on a bleak…
    • Camerons, The
      Camerons, The
      1 9 7 9 (UK) 6 x 50 minute episodes At the close of the 19th-century, the Camerons of West Fife,…


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Copyright © 1998, 2023 Nostalgia Central. Run by volunteers. Funded by donations.
    • About Nostalgia Central
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.