Frank Randall (Outlander)

An abandoned husband

Frank Randall is a character from Outlander, the fantasy-historical series adapted from the novels of the same name. The series tells the story of Claire Randall, an English war nurse. At the end of the Second World War, she is reunited with her husband, Frank, whom she has hardly seen in five years. In order to get to know each other again, they go on a trip to Scotland to follow the footsteps of Frank’s ancestors, who are passionate about genealogy. During a walk, they come across stone circles where druidic priestesses are practicing a dance. Intrigued, Claire returns alone the next day to pick some flowers she has spotted there. Then she hears voices coming from a stone and when she touches it, she is thrown back. When she tries to leave, some things seem different and her car is gone. She starts to walk and comes across a man, who she thinks is her husband but dressed as an 18th century soldier. He tries to rape her but she is then rescued by men from a Scottish clan and taken back to their castle as a guest. She then understands that she has been transported back to 1742 and that the man she has met is Black Jack Randall, her husband’s ancestor and a man with a very dark reputation. As she tries to return to her time, Claire also develops feelings for Jamie Fraser, one of the young warriors of the clan. Meanwhile, her husband will search for her for months, despite the insistence of the people around him who want to convince him that she has simply left him.