Treasure Island (2012 miniseries)

Treasure Island

UK DVD Cover
Based on Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Screenplay by Stewart Harcourt
Directed by Steve Barron
Starring Eddie Izzard
Toby Regbo
Rupert Penry-Jones
Daniel Mays
Philip Glenister
Donald Sutherland
Elijah Wood
Shirley Henderson
Theme music composer Antony Genn
Martin Slattery
Country of origin United Kingdom
Ireland
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Alan Moloney
Laurie Borg
Cinematography Ulf Brantås
Editor(s) Alex Mackie
Running time 180 minutes
Production company(s) Kindle Entertainment
MNG Films
Parallel Film Productions
Distributor British Sky Broadcasting
RHI Entertainment
Release
Original release
  • 1 January 2012 (2012-01-01) (United Kingdom)

Treasure Island is a two-part British television miniseries adaptation of the novel Treasure Island (1883) by Robert Louis Stevenson. The screenplay was written by Stewart Harcourt, produced by Laurie Borg and directed by Steve Barron. It was made by BSkyB and first shown in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on 1 & 2 January 2012.[1]

Plot

Young Jim Hawkins (Toby Regbo) discovers a map to a legendary island of treasure belonging to the infamous Captain Flint (Donald Sutherland) and embarks on a journey aboard the ship Hispaniola to find it; however, the enigmatic Long John Silver (Eddie Izzard) and crew have other plans.

Cast

(In credits order)[2]

Reception

The series was moderately well received by critics, with praise towards its production values and cast, but some criticism leveled at the direction and changes to the original story. It holds a 6.4 rating on the Internet Movie Database.[3]

Sam Wollaston of The Guardian wrote, "They've changed it, not just unnecessarily but unquestionably for the worse, and that's a travesty. Robert Louis Stevenson, Captain Flint, Davy Jones, will be turning in their graves/lockers."[4] Rachel Ward of The Telegraph, however, called it "an imaginitive take", said "Izzard excels as both villain and hero, and brings his trademark humour to the role ('Let’s parle'), though it would have been nice to hear a few more squawks from his pet parrot", and praised the action.[5]

References

  1. "Sky 1 | Sky.com". Sky1.sky.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  2. "Treasure Island (2012 TV Movie) Full Cast & Crew". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  3. "Treasure Island (2012)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  4. Sam Wollaston. "TV review: Treasure Island; Endeavour | Television & radio". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  5. "Treasure Island, DVD review". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
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