The bbc s 1978 adaptation of robert louis stevenson s classic'. '.strtoupper('j')im hawkins ashley knight discovers a treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the treasure, but pirates led by long john silver alfred burke have plans to take the treasure for themselves by way of mutiny'. '.strtoupper('t')his four episode adaptation by john lucarotti, while particularly faithful to the original, adds an expanded narrative concerning the declining daniel hawkins, as well as clarifying squire trelawney's naivet in trusting blandly and silver'. '.strtoupper('r')unning time 200 minutes region region 2 release date 21 nov'. '.strtoupper('2')016