Die Schatzinsel

If you wish to avoid a female sound herself as a boy in the 1st series, this is your answer. Dawn French is miscast as the titular character Jim Hawkins. Why could there not be a 12 or a 13 year boy actor who can voice like him instead of a prude comedian who thinks she can sound like him? I also admit Richard E. Grant is not that great as the voice of Long John Silver.

The animation isn't as crisp as the delightful Dream Stone, which is made by the Filmfair company and the backdrop, feel and the effects of this production are possibly done on the cheap. Nothing really works in this dismal adaptation of a much loved classic novel.

I also remember watching this on CITV when all the series were on when I was 5-7 years old. I absolutely LOVED THIS PROGRAMME! I remember this very intimately since it was a brilliant series and went on for two series with an actual end to story. I could not believe the amount of famous British actors and actresses that gave their voices in the series like Dawn French, Richard E Grant, Hugh Laurie, Robert Powell and Juliet Stevenson. I would absolutely love to see this on TV again, especially when we now personally have programmes of a much less standard in terms of animation and storytelling. Anyway-this was one of the best animated series I grew up with and wish children now could enjoy it as much as I did!