Captain James Cook (miniseries)
Appearance
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 | –
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
[edit]- Keith Michell as James Cook
- John Gregg as Joseph Banks
- Erich Hallhuber as Lt. Gore
- Peter Carroll as Solander
- Barry Quin as Lt. Hicks
- Fernando Rey as Hawke
- Carol Drinkwater as Elizabeth
- Geoff Morrell as Perry
- Lynn Rainbow
References
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Categories:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- Australian adventure television series
- 1980s Australian television miniseries
- Australian English-language television shows
- Seafaring films based on actual events
- Sea adventure films
- 1987 Australian television series debuts
- 1987 Australian television series endings
- Cultural depictions of James Cook
- Works by Peter Yeldham
- Australian historical adventure films
- Australian television film stubs