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1	!!The novel:
2	* InspirationForTheWork: Stevenson's wife wanted to write a play with a trial scene set in the Old Bailey of the eighteenth century. The couple got hold of all the accounts of eighteenth-century trials they could (mainly for the purposes of "following the brilliant career of a [[Series/GarrowsLaw Mr. Garrow]]") and eventually came across the trial of James Stewart for the Appin murder.
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4	!!Adaptations of the novel in general:
5	* FakeScot: Very few of the actors to play Alan and David are actually Scottish.
6	** 1917: Raymond [=McKee=] (American) as David.
7	** 1938: Freddie Bartholomew (English-American) as David and Warner Baxter (American) as Alan.
8	** 1948: Roddy [=McDowall=] (American) as David and Dan O'Herlihy (Irish) as Alan.
9	** 1960: Creator/JamesMacArthur (American) as David and Peter Finch (Australian) as Alan.
10	** 1971: Creator/MichaelCaine (English) as Alan.
11	** 1995: Armand Assante (American) as Alan.
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13	!! The 1960 film:
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15	!! The 1971 film:
16	* AdaptationExpansion: As well as adapting ''Kidnapped'', it adapts the first half or so of the sequel.
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18	!!The 1995 film:
19	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/ChristopherReeve was cast as Alan. After his terrible accident he was replaced with Creator/ArmandAssante.
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21	!! The series:
22	* TheDanza: Otto is played by Creator/OttoSanchez.
23	* DuelingShows: ''Series/{{Vanished}}'' had a similar sounding premise (though the shows were different) and aired at the same time on a different network. Neither of them survived beyond a half season, even though both of them weren't really set up as shows that could go on beyond a single season.
24	* FakeAmerican: Creator/LinusRoache as Agent Archer.
25	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It's quite apparent watching the finale that end conclusion isn't what was intended and clearly just quickly put together resolution for the series.

Context Trivia / Kidnapped