Moonfleet(2013)

Moonfleet is a two-part family drama set in 18th-century Dorset, where young John Trenchard desperately wants to join a smuggling gang led by the charismatic Elzevir Block. Ray Winstone commands the role of Block, while Aneurin Barnard plays the ambitious Trenchard, whose life changes when he's drawn into a world of contraband and adventure. Written by Ashley Pharoah (Life on Mars), this adaptation of John Meade Falkner's beloved novel follows the pair as they hunt for a legendary lost diamond, their quest carrying them from the English coast to The Hague and across treacherous seas. Along the way, Trenchard finds himself caught between loyalty to Block and his feelings for Grace, the daughter of the local magistrate determined to crush the smugglers. The story blends action, humour, and genuine friendship as it explores ambition, morality, and belonging in a world of danger and deception.