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Lightning Jack

Comedy western about an ageing outlaw and his new sidekick, a mute boy, who seal a friendship that is tested by Comanches, bounty hunters and his old flame.

Comedy western about an ageing outlaw who reluctantly takes a young mute boy hostage in a robbery and becomes friends with him. Initially scared, the boy is soon charmed by the outlaw's tales and press cuttings, and the duo form a bond amid a number of botched robberies. But under attack from Comanches and bounty hunters and imprisoned by the sheriff, the pair's new friendship is tested to the limit.

Last on

Tue 7 Aug 200700:10
BBC One Northern Ireland

Broadcasts

  • Mon 6 Aug 200700:10
    BBC One Scotland
  • Mon 6 Aug 200723:25
    BBC One except London, Northern Ireland, North East & Cumbria, North West, Scotland & 1 more
  • Tue 7 Aug 200700:10
    BBC One Northern Ireland