Kids outsmart Redcoats while Bonnie Prince Charlie hides in a hole—Scottish history's most chaotic field trip.
The story of Highland children who help Bonnie Prince Charlie to escape to France after the battle of Culloden. Serial in 8 episodes: 1. Journey into the past (15mins; 1367 feet) 2. The traitor (16mins; 1423 feet) 3. The league in action (14mins; 1290 feet) 4. The ambush (15mins; 1385 feet) 5. The prince must be warned (14mins; 1292 feet) 6. The rescue (17mins; 1542 feet) 7. The enemy closes in (15mins; 1322 feet) 8. Over the threshold (20 mins; 1782 feet)
Acting
Francesca Annis already commanding scenes at fourteen
Production
Authentic Highland locations on 1960 BBC budget
Costume
Redcoats vs tartan—simple but effective period detail
Director
John Reeve
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jeremy Bulloch (Hamish) later became Star Wars' original Boba Fett—this was his first credited screen role at age fifteen.
Made during the 1960s Scottish nationalist revival, this serial helped cement the 'noble doomed Jacobite' narrative in popular memory—history as childhood adventure.
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