A passionate love story charting the young John Ridd's search for revenge in seventeenth century rural England. John's father is killed by the feared Doones, who weave an evil spell of murder and theft over the Devon countryside, a grip the young lad is determined to break. John falls desperately in love with Lorna, the daughter of the head of the Doone clan, and he rescues her from them when it transpires that she was stolen as a child. Lorna's true lineage is revealed to be that of a noblewoman and John's lowly status closes his mind to the possibility of marriage. Eventually John proves himself invaluable to both the King and a kinsman of Lorna's, which can only bode well. Based on the classic novel by R.D. Blackmore.