''Kidnapped'' is a two-part

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

television adaptation of the 1886 novel of the same name by

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll ...

. The show is directed by Brendan Maher and stars

James Anthony Pearson James Anthony Pearson (born 1 October 1981 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester) is a British actor who lives in Glasgow. Pearson is best known for his performance as Bernard Sumner in Anton Corbijn's film ''Control''. He played the role of Angus Ste ...

as Davie Balfour and

Iain Glen Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. He has appeared as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil (film series), ''Resident Evil'' film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont, Jorah Morm ...

as Alan Breck.

Production

On 1 December 2004, it was announced that the BBC had commissioned ''Kidnapped''.

Plot

Among the plot deviations from novel to film: * The film added a love interest for Davie in Catriona, the daughter of James of the Glen. This plot element is from Stevenson's sequel novel, ''

Catriona Catriona is a feminine given name in the English language. It is an Anglicisation of the Irish Caitríona or Scottish Gaelic Catrìona, which are forms of the English Katherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other var ...

''. * In the novel ''Kidnapped'', Breck and James of the Glen were never arrested by the British, but the film showed James of the Glen being falsely arrested with the threat of being hanged, to force Breck to give himself up. The arrest of James of The Glen is another feature taken from ''Catriona''. * The film added the Long Mile Gang, expert trackers, to track Davie and Breck across Scotland, but the novel only had British troops.

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