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Longitude

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.

2000 |1 Season  | 2h 5m |  Drama

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Ian Hart

William Harrison

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Michael Gambon

John Harrison

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Jonathan Coy

Adm. Sir Clowdisley Shovell

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Jeremy Irons

Rupert Gould

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Peter Cartwright

Army Doctor

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Gemma Jones

Elizabeth Harrison

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Anna Chancellor

Muriel Gould

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Stephen Fry

Sir Kenhelm Digby

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Samuel West

Nevil Maskelyne

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Ian McNeice

Dr. Bliss

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Bill Nighy

Lord Sandwich

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Brian Cox

Lord Morton

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Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Dodo Gould

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Peter-Hugo Daly

John Jefferies

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Gary Waldhorn

Commodore Forrest

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Tim McInnerny

Christopher Irwin

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Nigel Davenport

Sir Charles Pelham

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Roger Lloyd Pack

Capt. Man

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Tobias Menzies

Halley's Secretary (uncredited)

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Frank Finlay

Admiral Wagner

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Charles Gray

Admiral Balchen

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Alec McCowen

Sir Frank Dyson

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Andrew Scott

John Campbell

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John Standing

Captain Proctor

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John Wood

Edmund Halley

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Peter Vaughan

George Graham

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Creator

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Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

Channel 4