The read
It runs long at 3h 18m.
Synopsis
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles SturridgeDirector
- Charles SturridgeWriter
Cast
- Michael GambonJohn Harrison
- Jeremy IronsRupert Gould
- Ian HartWilliam Harrison (Adult)
- Andrew ScottJohn Campbell
- Bill NighyLord Sandwich
- Gemma JonesElizabeth Harrison
- John WoodSir Edmund Halley
- Anna ChancellorMuriel Gould
- Brian CoxLord Morton
- Samuel WestNevil Maskelyne
- Ian McNeiceDr. Bliss
- Jonathan CoyAdm. Sir Cloudsley Shovell
Stills
Themes
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)inventorjamaicatime18th centurysailing shipgreenwich londonbritish sailorwatchmakerlongitudechronometertransit of venus