Synopsis
One man who kept asking questions was Gideon Mantell, the amateur paleontologist who, in the early 19th century, fought to get the British scientific establishment to accept Britain had been inhabited by dinosaurs. As this dramatised documentary shows, Mantell had an uphill battle in a time when the biblical account of creation was considered literal truth and authorities such as the Reverend William Buckland were determined that science remain "the handmaid of religion".
Ratings
IMDb7/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew PiddingtonDirector
Cast
- Henry Ian CusickGideon Mantell
- Paul BrightwellLeney
- Michelle BunyanCaroline Owen
- Alan CoxRichard Owen
- Kristian GriffithsWalter Mantell (Aged 14-18)
- Derek JacobiNarrator (voice)
- Rebecca McClayMary Anning
- Robert MorganCharles Lyell
- Michael PenningtonWilliam Buckland
- Rachel ShelleyMary Mantell
- Laurie GoodeRemoval Man (uncredited)