Captain James Cook (miniseries)

Australian TV series or program

Captain James Cook

Written by| Peter Yeldham
Directed by| Lawrence Gordon Clark
Starring| Keith Michell
John Gregg
Theme music composer| José Nieto
Country of origin| Australia
France
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 4 x 2 hours
Production
Budget| $12 million[1]
Original release
Network| ABC
Release| 6 October 1987 (1987-10-06)

Captain James Cook is a 1986 Australian mini series about the life of James Cook (1728-1779), a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy.[1]

The series was financed by $5 million from Revcom France, $2.25 million from the ABC and the rest from 10BA tax money.[2]

## Cast

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* Keith Michell \- James Cook
* John Gregg \- Joseph Banks
* Erich Hallhuber \- Lt. Gore
* Peter Carroll \- Solander
* Barry Quin \- Lt. Hicks
* Fernando Rey \- Hawke
* Carol Drinkwater \- Elizabeth
* Geoff Morrell \- Perry

## References

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1. ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p181
2. ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 97

## External links

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* Captain James Cook at IMDb

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