The year is 1675. England is threatened by religious and political rivalries. King Charles II's Catholic brother, James, is next in line for the throne, but many Protestants put their faith in Charles' illegitimate son, The Duke of Monmouth. On the king's death, conflict is inevitable... Over seven days journey from London, Exmoor is a primitive and lawless area. Here, farmer Jack Ridd lives with his wife Sarah, son John, and two daughters. The only shadow over their simple life is cast by the notorious outlaw family the Doones. The aristocratic Doones were banished from their ancestral lands and now live through looting, theft, and murder. Their brutality is legendary... 比较平常。王权更迭怎么就关了农民的事。 LORNA DOONE是英国作家Richard Doddridge Blackmore于1869年出版的小说，1921年曾好莱坞拍成电影。本版是2000年BBC摄制的电视电影。本片面讲述了十七世纪晚期斯图亚特王朝复辟晚期，在德文郡与萨默塞特郡交界处的一个乡村，农民与贵族之间发生的一段恩怨情仇的浪漫故事。
