The Young Jacobites

1960 children's film by John Reeve

The Young Jacobites

Still from the film

Directed by| John Reeve
Screenplay by| Paul Tabori
Produced by| Anthony Gilkison
Starring| Robert Haviland
Francesca Annis
Jeremy Bulloch
Frazer Hines
Cinematography| Geoffrey Gurrin
Edited by| John Reeve
Music by| Albert Elms

Production
company

Bushey Studios

Release date

* 1959 (1959)

Running time

| 14–20 minutes per episode
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

The Young Jacobites is a 1960 British children's drama film serial directed by John Reeve and starring Robert Haviland, Francesca Annis and Jeremy Bulloch.[1] The screenplay was by Paul Tabori. It was produced by Anthony Gilikson for the Children's Film Foundation.

## Plot

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Two children on holiday on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, go back in time and help Bonnie Prince Charlie escape from Scotland to France. The story is in 8 parts:

Episode 1. "Journey into the Past"

Episode 2. "Traitor"

Episode 3. "League in Action"

Episode 4. "Ambush"

Episode 5. "Prince Must Be Warned"

Episode 6. "Rescue"

Episode 7. "Enemy Closes In"

Episode 8. "Over the Threshold"

## Cast

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* Robert Haviland
* Francesca Annis as Jean
* Jeremy Bulloch as Hamish
* Frazer Hines as Angus
* John Pike as Willie
* Gareth Tandy as Alistair
* John Woodnutt as Lieutenant
* John Dearth as Sergeant
* Michael O'brien as Anderson
* David Steuart as Prince
* Michael Nightingale as Colonel
* Frank Forsythe as Laird
* Janet Barrow as Annie

## Critical reception

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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Rather more adult in presentation than usual, this children's adventure serial is full of well-constructed excitement, and a spirit of adventure is evoked by admirable use of the Skye landscape and locations. The scale is also more lavish than in many serials, with a certain amount of genuine period atmosphere. The children are convincing in costume, the chase sequences amongst the Scottish mountains and loch-sides have sharp and credible suspense angles, and the photography is good. The comic soldier episodes are the one weak element, overlong and tending towards caricature, whereas the rest of the acting and writing is natural, unselfconscious and free of any temptation to impose Scotland too strongly."[2]

## References

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1. ^ "The Young Jacobites". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
2. ^ "The Young Jacobites". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 27 (312): 116. 1 January 1960 - via ProQuest.

## External links

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* The Young Jacobites at IMDb
* Young Jacobites at Letterbox DVD
* Young Jacobites at BFI

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