<P> In 1946, former World War II nurse Claire Randall and her husband Frank are visiting Inverness, Scotland, when she is carried back in time to the 18th century from the standing stones at Craigh na Dun . She falls in with a group of rebel Scottish Highlanders from Clan MacKenzie, who are being pursued by British redcoats led by Captain Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall, Frank's ancestor . She marries a Highlander, Jamie Fraser, out of necessity, but they quickly fall in love . The Clan suspect her of being a spy, and retain her as a healer, preventing her from attempting to return to her own time . Knowing that the Jacobite cause is doomed to fail, Claire tries to warn against pursuing a rebellion . Jamie is captured and tortured by the sadistic Randall, but rescued by Claire and his clansmen . Claire and Jamie set sail for France . </P> <P> In Paris, Claire and Jamie try to thwart the Jacobites by subverting the funds that King Louis XV of France is likely to provide . Jamie becomes the confidante of Charles Stuart, but the Frasers fail to prevent the risings . Randall reappears in Paris, but Claire makes Jamie swear to keep him alive until Frank's ancestry is assured, which she achieves by convincing Randall to marry Mary Hawkins . Claire loses her baby, and she and Jamie return to Scotland . The Jacobites win the Battle of Prestonpans . Before the Battle of Culloden, Jamie convinces Claire, pregnant again, to return to the 20th century . Twenty years after Claire's return, Frank has died, and Claire takes her daughter Brianna to Scotland . Claire discovers that Jamie did not die at Culloden, and vows to return to him . </P> <P> Jamie kills Randall at Culloden, but is gravely injured, and spared execution . At Ardsmuir prison, he befriends the governor Lord John Grey, who later paroles him to work at an English estate, where Jamie fathers an illegitimate son, Willie . Jamie returns to Scotland and becomes a printer . Meanwhile, in 1948, Claire enrolls in medical school as she and Frank raise Jamie's daughter, Brianna, in Boston . Frank is killed in a car accident while Brianna is in college . With the help of Roger Wakefield during a trip to Scotland with Brianna, Claire learns some clues to Jamie's whereabouts after Culloden, and returns to the 18th century to find him . She discovers that Jamie has married a widowed Laoghaire, though Claire's presence nullifies the union . Jamie and Claire try to retrieve some hidden treasure so Jamie can placate Laoghaire with a settlement, but during the attempt his nephew Ian is captured by pirates and carried off to the Caribbean . Jamie and Claire follow, and manage to rescue him from Geillis, who had escaped burning at the stake . Claire and Jamie set sail for Scotland, but are shipwrecked in the colony of Georgia . </P> <Ul> <Li> Caitriona Balfe as Claire Beauchamp Randall / Fraser </Li> <Li> Sam Heughan as James "Jamie" MacKenzie Fraser </Li> <Li> Tobias Menzies as Frank Randall / Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall (seasons 1--3) </Li> <Li> Gary Lewis as Colum MacKenzie (seasons 1--2) </Li> <Li> Graham McTavish as Dougal MacKenzie (seasons 1--2) </Li> <Li> Lotte Verbeek as Geillis Duncan a.k.a. Gillian Edgars (seasons 1--3) </Li> <Li> Bill Paterson as Edward "Ned" Gowan (seasons 1, 3) </Li> <Li> Laura Donnelly as Janet "Jenny" Fraser Murray </Li> <Li> Douglas Henshall as Taran MacQuarrie (season 1) </Li> <Li> Steven Cree as Ian Murray </Li> <Li> Duncan Lacroix as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser </Li> <Li> Grant O'Rourke as Rupert MacKenzie (seasons 1--3) </Li> <Li> Stephen Walters as Angus Mhor (seasons 1--2) </Li> <Li> Simon Callow as Clarence Marylebone, Duke of Sandringham (seasons 1--2) </Li> <Li> Dominique Pinon as Master Raymond (season 2) </Li> <Li> Stanley Weber as Le Comte St. Germain (season 2) </Li> <Li> Nell Hudson as Laoghaire MacKenzie (recurring season 1, starring seasons 2--) </Li> <Li> Clive Russell as Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (season 2) </Li> <Li> Richard Rankin as Roger Wakefield (season 2--) </Li> <Li> Sophie Skelton as Brianna "Bree" Randall (season 2--) </Li> <Li> Andrew Gower as Prince Charles Edward Stuart (seasons 2--3) </Li> <Li> Rosie Day as Mary Hawkins (season 2) </Li> <Li> Frances de la Tour as Mother Hildegarde (season 2) </Li> <Li> John Bell as Ian Fraser Murray (season 3--) </Li> <Li> David Berry as Lord John Grey (season 3--) </Li> <Li> Lauren Lyle as Marsali MacKimmie Fraser (season 3--) </Li> <Li> César Domboy as Claudel "Fergus" Fraser (season 3--) </Li> <Li> Richard Dillane as Captain Raines (season 3) </Li> <Li> Maria Doyle Kennedy as Jocasta (season 4) </Li> <Li> Edward Speelers as Stephen Bonnet (season 4) </Li> <Li> Colin McFarlane as Ulysses (season 4) </Li> </Ul>

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