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Longitude

Longitude

TV Show2000•2sa 5dk•star7.0(5)•trending_up4

Drama

Creator:Charles Sturridge

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.

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StatusEnded

First AiredJanuary 2, 2000

Last AiredJanuary 3, 2000

Episode Runtime2sa 5dk

Seasons1

Episodes2

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

england inventor miniseries 18th century historical drama

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Part 2

Last Episode

S1 E2 • 1/3/2000

Part 2

Rallying after sickness to prove the integrity of their marvelous seafaring chronometers, the Harrisons still had to fight for official recognition, and Gould's restoration of the Harrison clockworks provides a fitting coda to this exceptional story about the thrill of discovery and the tenacity of remarkable men.

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Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

John Harrison

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Rupert Gould

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Elizabeth Harrison

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Muriel Gould

Emma Kay

Emma Kay

Laura Gurney

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Dodo Gould

Peter-Hugo Daly

Peter-Hugo Daly

John Jefferies

Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Sir Frank Dyson

Kevin Hudson

Kevin Hudson

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Seasons

Miniseries

Miniseries

2 Episodes • 2000

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