When young David Balfour's father dies and leaves him in poverty, he tracks down his Uncle Ebenezer to seek his inheritance. But his uncle is a mean, nasty man with a dark family secret. David finds himself in terrible danger when he is kidnapped and taken prisoner on board a ship bound for slavery- he must escape.

Brilliantly narrated by Robbie Coltrane, best-known for playing Cracker and as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films.