Captain James Cook (miniseries)
1987 multi-national TV series or program
Captain James Cook | |
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Written by | Peter Yeldham |
Directed by | Lawrence Gordon Clark |
Starring | Keith Michell John Gregg |
Theme music composer | José Nieto |
Country of origin | Australia France |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 4 x 2 hours |
Production | |
Budget | $12 million[1] |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 6 October 1987 (1987-10-06) |
Captain James Cook is a 1986 Australian mini series about the life of James Cook (1728-1779), a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy.[1]
The series was financed by $5 million from Revcom France, $2.25 million from the ABC and the rest from 10BA tax money.[2]
Cast
- Keith Michell - James Cook
- John Gregg - Joseph Banks
- Erich Hallhuber - Lt. Gore
- Peter Carroll - Solander
- Barry Quin - Lt. Hicks
- Fernando Rey - Hawke
- Carol Drinkwater - Elizabeth
- Geoff Morrell - Perry
References
- ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p181
- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 97
External links
- Captain James Cook at IMDb
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