When fifteen-year-old John Trenchard discovers a secret passage into the
vault of the powerful Mohune family, his peaceful life in the Dorset
village of Moonfleet is at an end. It is said that Captain Mohune, the
notorious Blackbeard, haunts the place with wild and bloodcurdling
cries, forever seeking his hidden treasure. As John sets off in a search
of that treasure, a fabled diamond, he becomes caught up in the
dangerous coastal smuggling runs and is forced to flee the country in
the company of Elzevir Block, the man who is to become like a father to
him. From echoing vaults and stormy seas to dank dungeons and deep
wells, the suspense of John's search for hidden treasure is thrillingly
evoked in this fully dramatised classic adventure, starring Robert
Glenister and James Laurenson.
2 CDs. 1 hr 30 mins.