Young Dan'l Boone Explained

Creator:Ernie Frankel
Director:Earl Bellamy
Opentheme:Earle Hagen
Endtheme:Earle Hagen
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8 (4 unaired)
Executive Producer:Ernie Frankel
Location:Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Runtime:60 minutes
Channel:CBS

Young Dan'l Boone is an American adventure drama series that was broadcast on CBS for four episodes from September 12 to October 4, 1977. The series follows famed American frontiersman Daniel Boone on his adventures before his marriage. His three companions are Peter Dawes, a 12-year-old English boy, a runaway slave named Hawk, and a Cherokee named Tsiskwa. Meanwhile, Rebecca Bryan waits at home hoping she and Daniel will marry someday.

The 1960s Daniel Boone series starring Fess Parker had been a commercial success, but was often mocked for its historical inaccuracies. The makers of Young Dan'l Boone sought to be more realistic. The series was shot on location in the Appalachian Mountains near where the real Daniel Boone grew up. The plots were based more on actual events.

Cast

Episodes

Details and descriptions taken from Radio Times listings:[1]

Guest stars

Guest stars included Cal Bellini (as Red Eagle), Jeremy Brett (as Langford), Kurt Kasznar (as Emil Van Diben), Clive Revill (as Teague), Len Birman (as Duval), Paul Shenar (as Hammond) and Richard Kiel (as Grimm). Several actors from the nearby University of Tennessee theater department played recurring Native Americans.

Notes and References

  1. https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?q=Young+Dan%27l+Boone