Treasure Island[14/02/2013] (Original title)
Date: 14 February 2013 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Steve Barron
Synopsis: First part of a two-part adaptation of Rober Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island'. Young Jim Hawkins comes into possession of a map possibly leading to the island location of the pirate Captain Flint's treasure. Dr Livesey encourages Jim to seek the assistance of Squire Trelawney in funding an expedition to find the treasure. John Silver and other former members of Flint's crew manage gain work as crew on the expedition on boad the Hispaniola. En route Silver stirs up ill-feeling between the crew and the officers. Jim overhears the plotting between Silver and his old crewmates and steals the map from Squire Trelawney. On arrival at the island Silver plans to dispose of crew members who are not on his side. Meantime, on the Hispaniola the crew have taken action against the officers to take the ship.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Pirates, Adaptations
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 14 February 2013Broadcast channel: Pick TVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:00-21:00Digital Terrestrial - Dialogue (original): English - Colour - Sound
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Date: 14 February 2013 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Steve Barron
Synopsis: First part of a two-part adaptation of Rober Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island'. Young Jim Hawkins comes into possession of a map possibly leading to the island location of the pirate Captain Flint's treasure. Dr Livesey encourages Jim to seek the assistance of Squire Trelawney in funding an expedition to find the treasure. John Silver and other former members of Flint's crew manage gain work as crew on the expedition on boad the Hispaniola. En route Silver stirs up ill-feeling between the crew and the officers. Jim overhears the plotting between Silver and his old crewmates and steals the map from Squire Trelawney. On arrival at the island Silver plans to dispose of crew members who are not on his side. Meantime, on the Hispaniola the crew have taken action against the officers to take the ship.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Pirates, Adaptations
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 14 February 2013Broadcast channel: Pick TVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:00-21:00Digital Terrestrial - Dialogue (original): English - Colour - Sound
Credits
(18)
Executive Producer: Melanie Stokes, Executive Producer: Mark Grenside, Executive Producer: Alan Moloney, Executive Producer: Anne Brogan, Executive Producer: Elaine Pyke, Executive Producer: Annie Harrison Baxter, Executive Producer: Robert Halmi Jr, Executive Producer: Robert Halmi Sr, Producer: Laurie Borg, Screenplay: Stewart Harcourt, Author of the Original Work: Robert Louis Stevenson, Director of Photography: Ulf Brantas, Editor: Alex Mackie, Production Designer: Rob Harris, Costume Designer: Lorna Marie Mugan, Music composed by: Martin Slattery, Antony Genn
Cast
(25)
Barnaby Kay (Tom Morgan), Elijah Wood (Ben Gunn), Chu Omambala (Job Anderson), Keith Allen (Pew), Geoff Bell (Israel Hands), Madhur Mittal (Dick Johnson), Donald Sutherland (Flint), Lorenzo Orozco (Allardyce), Eddie Izzard (Silver), David Harewood (Billy Bones), Sean Gilder (Black Dog), Shaun Parkes (George Merry), David Wilmot (William O'Brien), Toby Regbo (Jim Hawkins), Daniel Mays (Dr. Livesey), Shirley Henderson (Meg Hawkins), Rupert Penry-Jones (Trelawney), Julian Barratt (Redruth), Ruaidhrí Conroy (Hunter), Mal Whyte (Richard Joyce), Nina Sosanya (Alibe Silver), Philip Glenister (Smollett), Reda Kateb (David Dujon), Clinton Blake (Freddie Arrow), Damien Hannaway (Alan Tab)Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: MP4TX date: 2013-02-14BFI identifier: N-94190
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Digital materials(2)
Description: 50IDuration: 01:16:55 minutesD10 - TX date: 2013-02-14BFI identifier: N-94189
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4TX date: 2013-02-14BFI identifier: N-94190
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request