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Longitude is a 2000 TV drama produced by Granada Television and the A&E Network for Channel 4, first broadcast between 2 and 3 January 2000 in the UK on Channel 4 and the US on A&E. It is a dramatisation of the 1995 book of the same title by Dava Sobel.
- Period Drama
Longitude. Season 1. In the 18th century, without the means to measure longitude, ships were often lost at sea. England's Parliament offered a huge reward to anyone who could solve the problem. 181 IMDb 7.8 2000 2 episodes. X-Ray 13+. Documentary · Drama · Historical. Available to buy. Buy Episode 1. SD $1.99. Buy Season 1. SD $3.79.
- 93 min
Longitude: With Jeremy Irons, Anna Chancellor, Emma Kay, Samuel West. In two parallel stories, the clockmaker John Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea in the 18th Century and the horologist Rupert Gould becomes obsessed with restoring it in the 20th Century.
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- 2000-01-02
- Drama, History
- 200
Aug 29, 2000 · Gracefully adapted from Dava Sobel's extraordinary bestseller, the four-part TV production of Longitude combines drama, history, and science into a stimulating, painstakingly authentic account of personal triumph and joyous discovery. Equally impressive is the way writer-director Charles Sturridge has crafted parallel stories that complement ...
- (478)
- A&E
- $46.73
- Action & Adventure
When British Parliament creates an award of twenty thousand pounds sterling to whomever can come up with a solution for determining longitude at sea, a carpenter-turned-clockmaker, John Harrison (Sir Michael Gambon), begins his experiments to build an accurate timepiece unaffected by sea travel.
Synopsis. 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. Cast. Ian Hart. William Harrison. Michael Gambon. John Harrison. Jonathan Coy. Adm. Sir Clowdisley Shovell. Jeremy Irons. Rupert Gould. Peter Cartwright.
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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. Christopher Hodsol. Ian Hart. Michael Gambon. Jonathan Coy. Jeremy Irons. Peter Cartwright. Gemma Jones. Anna Chancellor. Stephen Fry. View More.
