7/27/2023 0 Comments Treasure island eddie izzard![]() Tom Fisher as Abraham Gray, the Hispaniola's coxswain and the only survivor among the seamen who refuse to join the mutineers.He is not given a first name in the book. In the book he is the only mate, an appalling officer who disappears one night (presumably fallen overboard while drunk), but in this adaptation (in which he is portrayed as Jamaican) he dies after being keel-hauled by Trelawney after striking him (also while drunk). Clinton Blake as Freddie Arrow, the Hispaniola's first mate.He is described in the book, in which he was also a member of Flint's crew, as elderly and "mahogany-faced" (although it is not specified whether this means he is heavily tanned or black). Barnaby Kay as Tom Morgan, a former member of Flint's crew and later of Hispaniola's and a mutineer.Sean Gilder as Black Dog, a former member of Flint's crew.Keith Allen as Blind Pew, a former member of Flint's crew, now a blind beggar.In the book he is a simple crewman (although also a former member of Flint's crew) and leads the discontent against Silver's leadership. Shaun Parkes as George Merry, a former member of Flint's crew and boatswain (and later mate) of the Hispaniola and a mutineer.In the book he serves as the Hispaniola's coxswain and is described as a good seaman, but in this adaptation this role has been taken over by Abraham Gray and Silver says that Hands is a poor seaman (although a good gunner). Geoff Bell as Israel Hands, formerly Captain Flint's gunner, later a crewman on the Hispaniola and one of the leaders of the mutineers.The character has essentially been invented for this adaptation, although the book does state that Silver has an (unseen) wife, a "woman of colour" whom he leaves in charge of his inn. Nina Sosanya as Alibe Silver, Silver's wife, who flees to the Admiral Benbow to get away from Black Dog and befriends Meg Hawkins.Shirley Henderson as Meg Hawkins, Jim Hawkins' mother, recently widowed landlady of the Admiral Benbow inn. ![]() In this adaptation, he is Trelawney's ruthless agent he remains in England, where he repossesses the Admiral Benbow from Meg Hawkins. In the book, Tom Redruth was Trelawney's elderly gamekeeper and accompanied the expedition to Treasure Island, where he was killed. In this adaptation he is portrayed as Jamaican. David Harewood as Billy Bones, formerly Flint's first mate, who precipitates the whole adventure by dying in the Admiral Benbow inn. ![]() In this adaptation, he is portrayed as a Yankee, although this is not specified in the book. When they could not find it, they left him there.
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