Longitude
02/01/2000
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.
TV Show Information
Ian Hart
as William Harrison
Michael Gambon
as John Harrison
Jonathan Coy
as Adm. Sir Clowdisley Shovell
Jeremy Irons
as Rupert Gould
Peter Cartwright
as Army Doctor
Gemma Jones
as Elizabeth Harrison
Christopher Hodsol
as Capt. Ainsley
Anna Chancellor
as Muriel Gould
Christopher Hodsol
as Captain Ainsley
Stephen Fry
as Sir Kenhelm Digby
Emma Kay
as Laura Gurney
Samuel West
as Nevil Maskelyne
Ian McNeice
as Dr. Bliss
Bill Nighy
as Lord Sandwich
Brian Cox
as Lord Morton
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
as Dodo Gould
Peter-Hugo Daly
as John Jefferies
Gary Waldhorn
as Commodore Forrest
Tim McInnerny
as Christopher Irwin
Hugh Simon
as Doctor
Alfred Burke
as Rear Admiral
Michael Cochrane
as Waddington
Nigel Davenport
as Sir Charles Pelham
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Capt. Man (uncredited)
Tobias Menzies
as Halley's Secretary (uncredited)
