Season 1 • Episode 10
LatestThe escapees reach Treasure Island, where double dealing abounds before the climax of their arduous search.
Ten years after the events of 'Treasure Island', an adult Jim Hawkins once again encounters his old adversary Long John Silver and the pirate Joseph Savage.
Acting
Brian Blessed treats pirate melodrama like Shakespeare at full volume.
Production
That distinctly '80s British TV look — charmingly threadbare.
Costume
Long John's parrot prop deserves its own credit.
Creator
John Goldsmith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kenneth Colley reprised Ben Gunn after playing him in a 1977 BBC radio adaptation — the man simply owned this role.
This was part of a brief '80s wave of literary sequels nobody requested, riding the coattails of prestige miniseries fever.
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