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.

Cast & crew

Jean-Pierre Decourt

Director

David McCallum

Alan Breck Stewart

Ekkehardt Belle

David Balfour

Aude Landry

Catriona

B

Bill Simpson

James of the Glens

Patrick Allen

Prestongrange

Jutta Speidel

Barbara Grant

Bernhard Wicki

Hoseason

Arthur Brauss

Riarch

Leonard Maguire

Charles Stewart

P

Paul Grist

Brough

W

Wolfe Morris

Fraser

Ewen Solon

Argyll

Patrick Magee

Ebenezer Balfour

James Cosmo

Beggar/Soldier

Christopher Biggins

Prince Charlie

C

Chris Gannon

Coddy

J

Joseph Brady

Neil

J

June Barry

Jennet

Bruce Purchase

Cumberland

Russell Waters

Mr. Campbell

Seasons

13 episodes

Mini-Series1979 · 13 episodes