Longitude

3h 18min

TV Movie

Drama

History

Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.

Production Companies

Granada Productions

A+E Studios

Cast

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

John Harrison
Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Rupert Gould
Ian Hart

Ian Hart

William Harrison (Adult)
Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott

John Campbell
Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Lord Sandwich
Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Elizabeth Harrison
John Wood

John Wood

Sir Edmund Halley
Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Muriel Gould
Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Lord Morton
Samuel West

Samuel West

Nevil Maskelyne
Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Dr. Bliss
Jonathan Coy

Jonathan Coy

Adm. Sir Cloudsley Shovell
Christopher Hodsol

Christopher Hodsol

Capt. Ainsley
Liam Jennings

Liam Jennings

William Harrison (Young)
Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

George Graham
Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Sir Charles Pelham
Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

Christopher Irwin
John Standing

John Standing

Capt. Proctor
Peter Cartwright

Peter Cartwright

Army Doctor
Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Sir Kenelm Digby
Daragh O'Malley

Daragh O'Malley

Capt. Bourke
Cliff Parisi

Cliff Parisi

Lt. Draper
Michael Cochrane

Michael Cochrane

Waddington, Gould's solicitor
Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies

Halley's Secretary
Charles Edwards

Charles Edwards

Lt. Seward
Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Capt. Lindsay
T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Edmund Burke
Peter-Hugo Daly

Peter-Hugo Daly

John Jefferies
John Normington

John Normington

Mr. Greene
Nicholas Rowe

Nicholas Rowe

King George
Trevor Cooper

Trevor Cooper

Roger Wills
Lucy Akhurst

Lucy Akhurst

Grace Ingram
Mark Tandy

Mark Tandy

Whiston
Heike Makatsch

Heike Makatsch

Queen Charlotte
William Thomas

William Thomas

Arthur Mason

Release date

2nd Jan 2000

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English