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Kidnapped

  • TV Series
  • 1956
  • 30m
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1751. When his father dies, young David Balfour travels to House of Shaws, near Edinburgh, and meets his miserly uncle - who arranges for him to be kidnapped.1751. When his father dies, young David Balfour travels to House of Shaws, near Edinburgh, and meets his miserly uncle - who arranges for him to be kidnapped.1751. When his father dies, young David Balfour travels to House of Shaws, near Edinburgh, and meets his miserly uncle - who arranges for him to be kidnapped.

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    • Leo Maguire
    • Patrick Troughton
    • Patrick Milner
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      • Leo Maguire
      • Patrick Troughton
      • Patrick Milner
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    Leo Maguire
    • David Balfour
    Patrick Troughton
    Patrick Troughton
    • Alan Breck…
    Patrick Milner
    • Redcoat Soldier…
    John Laurie
    John Laurie
    • Ebenezer Balfour
    Ian Thompson
    Ian Thompson
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    Willoughby Gray
    • Captain Hoseason
    Colin Douglas
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    Peter Diamond
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    James Cairncross
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    Alexander Beaumont
    • Redcoat Soldier
    Kenneth J. Warren
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    Molly Weir
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    James Copeland
    • James Stewart
    Duncan Macrae
    Duncan Macrae
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    Moultrie Kelsall
    Moultrie Kelsall
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    Roy Hines
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      Patrick Troughton previously played Alan Breck in Kidnapped (1952).
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      Featured in Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of Television in Scotland: Swashbuckled (2012)

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      • October 28, 1956 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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