The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)

Genre

children's television series, family film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 26 episodes

Rated

U

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated series that loosely adapts Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel Treasure Island. It adds magic and new characters, and replaces Billy Bones with Jim's father Mr. Hawkins. Jim Hawkins and his friends go on a treasure hunt full of danger and strange events.

adventurousmysteriousdarkfast-pacedwhimsicalnostalgicsuspensefulmagical

What happens

The Legends of Treasure Island is a British animated television series. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes. The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original 1883 novel Treasure Island. Featuring a mysterious and dark storyline, it incorporates magic and many new characters. Billy Bones is not depicted in this series, he is replaced by Jim's father, Mr. Hawkins. The series was broadcast in the United Kingdom and in other countries throughout Europe and Asia and was also aired in Australia on ABC TV Network. The programme was a FilmFair production for Central Independent Television. As of 2021, The Legends of Treasure Island is owned by ITV plc. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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