"To the Ends of the Earth" (2005)TV mini-series

Director:

David Attwood

Writers:

Tony Basgallop (screenplay)
William Golding (novels)

Release Date:

6 July 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

An Epic Journey of Self Discovery

Plot Keywords:

Doldrums | 19th Century | Gentleman | Storm | Napoleonic

Awards:

1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Edmund Talbot
Brian Pettifer	...	Wheeler
Victoria Hamilton	...	Miss Granham
Daniel Evans	...	Parson Colley
Robert Hobbs	...	Lieutenant Cumbersham
Jared Harris	...	Captain Anderson
Theo Landey	...	Bates (as Theo Landy)
Jamie Sives	...	1st Lieutenant Summers
JJ Feild	...	Lieutenant Deverel
Tim Delap	...	Mr. Bowles
Chris Walker	...	Oldmeadow
Sam Neill	...	Mr. Prettiman
Paula Jennings	...	Zenobia
Richard McCabe	...	Mr. Brocklebank
Jonathan Slinger	...	Mr. Pike

Also Known As:

To the Ends of the Earth: Close Quarters (UK) (second part title)
To the Ends of the Earth: Fire Down Below (UK) (third part title)
To the Ends of the Earth: Rites of Passage (UK) (first part title)

Runtime:

267 min (3 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Soundtrack:

Bonny at Morn

First Part of a Period comedy/drama

I saw the second part of this beautiful period piece set on a ship sometime in the 19th century. Golding's book must be responsible for some of the superb dialogue but everything else was good too! I especially liked the way they created the period and feeling of being on the ship so well. For me this had a feeling of completeness about it which I know I won't be able to convey in words... Perhaps it was the way they mixed in technical and historical details about sailing in the eighteen hundreds to the story without messing it up. Benedict Cumberbatch was excellent, as was the rest of the cast. It's not often a mini-series sends me to the "zone", but this one did.