The Legends of Treasure Island

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The Legends of Treasure Island
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Genre	Animated series
Based on	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Directed by	Dino Athanassiou Simon Ward-Horner
Starring	Dawn French John Hasler Juliet Stevenson Corinna Powlesland Richard E. Grant Rob Brydon Robert Powell Hugh Laurie Chris Barrie Rob Rackstraw Gary Martin Carla Mendonça Issy Van Randwyck William Maxwell David Holt Leslie Randall Shona Morris Jimmy Hibbert
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producer	Peter Lewis
Editor	Andi Sloss
Running time	22–25 minutes
Production companies	FilmFair Central Independent Television Carlton UK Productions
Original release
Network	ITV (CITV)
Release	10 September 1993 (1993-09-10) – 27 June 1995 (1995-06-27)
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The Legends of Treasure Island is a British animated television series. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes.^[1]

The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original 1883 novel Treasure Island. Featuring a mysterious and dark storyline, it incorporates magic and many new characters. Billy Bones is not depicted in this series, he is replaced by Jim's father, Mr. Hawkins.

The series was broadcast in the United Kingdom and in other countries throughout Europe and Asia and was also aired in Australia on ABC TV Network. The programme was a FilmFair production for Central Independent Television. As of 2021, The Legends of Treasure Island is owned by ITV plc.