 Lang's film has enjoyed some cachet among French film critics.In 1963 the BBC aired a 5-episode radio series of Moonfleet adapted by Morna Stuart and produced by Brandon Acton-Bond.In 1964 the BBC filmed a 6-episode TV adaptation under the title "Smugglers' Bay", starring future Doctor Who stars Frazer Hines and Patrick Troughton as John Trenchard and Ratsey, respectively.