Longitude

In 1714 Parliament offer a 20,000 prize for anyone who can provide an accurate means of measuring longitude at sea. John Harrison (Michael Gambon) flies in the face of popular opinion by saying that the stars do not provide the answer, and provides his own solution with the invention of a mechanical clock. However, it takes Harrison forty years to prove his theory, and he is eventually forgotten in the mists of time. Centuries later, Robert Gould (Jeremy Irons) attempts to restore Harrison's reputation by tracking down and repairing the four clocks he originally constructed.

Director: Charles Sturridge
Producer: Selwyn Roberts
Executive Producer: Pippa Cross
Executive Producer: Anthony Root
Writer: Charles Sturridge
Music: Geoffrey Burgon
Actor: Michael Gambon
Actor: Jeremy Irons
Actor: Ian Hart
Actor: Peter Vaughan
Actor: Samuel West
Actor: Alec McCowan
Actor: Alfred Burke
Actor: Anna Chancellor
Actor: Brian Cox
Actor: Peter Hugo Daly
Actor: Frank Finlay
Actor: Clive Francis
Actor: Stephen Fry
Actor: Charles Gray
Actor: Geoffrey Hutchings
Actor: Gemma Jones
Actor: John Leeson
Actor: Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Actor: Roger Lloyd-Pack
Actor: Colin McCormack
Actor: Tim McInnerney
Actor: T. P. McKenna
Actor: Ian McNeice
Actor: John Nettleton
Actor: Bill Nighy
Actor: John Normington
Actor: Daragh O'Malley
Actor: Cliff Parisi
Actor: Frederick Treves
Actor: Gary Waldhorn
Actor: John Wood
Actor: Lucy Akhurst
Actor: Sarah Badel
Actor: Rupert Baker
Actor: James Bradshaw
Actor: Peter Cartwright
Actor: Michael Cochrane
Actor: Trevor Cooper
Actor: Jonathan Coy
Actor: Faith Kent
Actor: John Quayle
Actor: John Quentin
Actor: Nick Reding
Actor: Nicholas Rowe
Actor: Andrew Scott
Actor: Stephen Simms
Actor: Hugh Simon
Actor: John Standing
Actor: Mark Tandy
Actor: William Thomas
Actor: Pip Torrens