The Adventures of
Robert Louis Stevenson
Romantic adventure on the high seas, defying his parents to follow
his dreams and intrigue and danger in the midst of a civil war on a
paradise island - the real life escapades of author Robert Louis Stevenson
rival those of his famous fictional characters.
Robert Louis Stevenson is the creator of Kidnapped - the new CBBC drama
- as well as the classics The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
and Treasure Island.
Now a new BBC drama-documentary details the story of the writer, who
battled against tuberculosis throughout his life, to create his renowned
fantastic works which have gone on to become such iconic stories, celebrated
on television and film.
Ewen Bremner, of Trainspotting fame, plays the author in drama reconstructions,
which together with excerpts from Stevenson's letters and family albums
depict his adventures and their influence on his groundbreaking novels.
Bremner, who has an uncanny resemblance to Stevenson, says:
"Robert Louis Stevenson had a real lust for life. Despite being on
the edge of survival with his health - he was read the last rites several
times - he had a real appetite for discovering all kinds of corners
of life."
The Adventures of Robert Louis Stevenson, BBC ONE, is produced by Andrew
Thompson and executive produced by Richard Downes for BBC Scotland.
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