Longitude
tv show
2 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired January 02, 2000
Genres:
Overview
The fascinating story of John Harrison who, in the 18th century, believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship—and so solve the problem of finding longitude at sea.
Part 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - 2h 5m
Air Date
January 03, 2000
Overview
Rallying after sickness to prove the integrity of their marvelous seafaring chronometers, the Harrisons still had to fight for official recognition, and Gould's restoration of the Harrison clockworks provides a fitting coda to this exceptional story about the thrill of discovery and the tenacity of remarkable men.
Guest Stars
T. P. McKenna
as
Edmund Burke
Samuel West
as
Nevil Maskelyne
Ian McNeice
as
Dr. Bliss
Ian Hart
as
William Harrison
Bill Nighy
as
Lord Sandwich
Brian Cox
as
Lord Morton
John Leeson
as
BBC Producer
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Nick Reding
as
Captain Campbell
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Peter Penry-Jones
as
Surgeon
Charles Edwards
as
Lt. Seward
Clive Francis
as
Captain Digges
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Steven Alvey
as
Learmouth