To the Ends of the Earth 

In 1812, young British aristocrat Edmund Talbot travels by ship to Australia, and learns more about himself and about life than he had ever bargained for.

Stars:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris, Jamie Sives

2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Edmund Talbot 3 episodes, 2005
Jared Harris	...	Captain Anderson 3 episodes, 2005
Jamie Sives	...	1st Lieutenant Summers 3 episodes, 2005
Richard McCabe	...	Mr. Brocklebank 3 episodes, 2005
Victoria Hamilton	...	Miss Granham 3 episodes, 2005
Tim Delap	...	Mr. Bowles 3 episodes, 2005
Vanessa Pike	...	Mrs. Pike 3 episodes, 2005
Jonathan Slinger	...	Mr. Pike 3 episodes, 2005
Robert Hobbs	...	Lieutenant Cumbersham 3 episodes, 2005
Sam Neill	...	Mr. Prettiman 3 episodes, 2005
Chris Walker	...	Oldmeadow 3 episodes, 2005
Denise Black	...	Mrs. Brocklebank 3 episodes, 2005
Paula Jennings	...	Zenobia 3 episodes, 2005
Brian Pettifer	...	Wheeler 3 episodes, 2005
Tom Fisher	...	Askew 3 episodes, 2005
Daniel Evans	...	Parson Colley 3 episodes, 2005
Theo Landey	...	Bates 3 episodes, 2005
Calum Callaghan	...	Willis 3 episodes, 2005
Adam Woolf	...	Phillips 3 episodes, 2005
Jonathan Pienaar	...	Smiles 3 episodes, 2005
Kirsty Motzouris	...	Phoebe Pike 3 episodes, 2005
Kelly Motzouris	...	Annibel Pike 3 episodes, 2005
Daniel Newman	...	Gibbs 3 episodes, 2005
Danelle Drury	...	Mrs. East 3 episodes, 2005
Damon Berry	...	Mr. East 3 episodes, 2005
Lionel Newton	...	Jones 3 episodes, 2005
JJ Feild	...	Lieutenant Deverel 2 episodes, 2005
Niall Macgregor	...	Lieutenant Benét 2 episodes, 2005
James Gracie	...	Billy Rogers 2 episodes, 2005
Joanna Page	...	Marion Chumley 2 episodes, 2005

Storyline

In the early 1800s young Edmund Talbot travels on a not too sea-worthy ship to New South Wales to take up a post with its governor. He keeps a journal, recording his impressions of crew and passengers. He gets on well with the Captain, Anderson, an amateur botanist who grows plants in his cabin, but, due to a social gaffe, well-meaning young parson Colley falls foul of the captain, later getting drunk and having gay sex with crew members. Despite Edmund's efforts to broker an understanding he remains in his cabin, where he literally wastes away. Edmund has a sexual encounter with the comely Zenobia, travelling with her parents, but he comes to realize that they are not related at all, merely a sexual threesome. Miss Granham, travelling to take up the job of a governess, falls for the older Mr. Prettiman, whom Edmund despises as a free-thinker, though they eventually reconcile. Prettiman is badly injured in a fall and Miss Granham agrees to marry him immediately, with flowers provided ...

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Plot Keywords:

homosexual | ship | australia | sex | british | 

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Taglines:

An Epic Journey of Self Discovery

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [UK] Official PBS/Masterpiece Theatre [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 July 2005 (UK)

Also Known As:

Os tin akri tis Gis

Filming Locations:

Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),Power,Powercorp

Technical Specs

Runtime:

267 min (3 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pale green gown with pink trim Paula Jennings (Zenobia) wears for Sunday services is the same gown Frances Grey (Amelia Sedley) wears in Vanity Fair (1998), and Christina Cole (Mrs. Elton) wears at dinner in Emma (2009).

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Goofs

At the end of the series when Edmund is on the dock looking out at the small boats, the same slender blond girl wearing a tan blouse passes behind him twice, from left to right, in a few seconds.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Edmund Talbot: Good God!

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Soundtracks

Lord, Whom Winds and Waves Obey
Lyrics by Charles Wesley
Music by Johann R. Ahle

User Reviews

Better late than never.

At last, something different, something different, something different! After flailing around (day after day) in the never-ending soup of present day cinematic, repetitive, mundane bilge ... stumbling across this wonderful series is like finding the proverbial oasis in the desert. I wish to thank the gods of Netflix for making it available and allowing me (admittedly late) to find and watch it. As a new-found fan of Mr. Cumberbatch (via Sherlock), I had just started to search out his other works when I found this wonderful epic.

I found it to be an excellent period piece that kept me enthralled and interested from beginning to end. And the end ... so refreshingly lifting in spirit and emotion. The language was impeccable and precise. The acting fantastic and the drama left little wanting.

I pray that the BBC Production Company never stops seeking out and filming these types of films.