Longitude
Longitude
| Air Date | Rating | Share | Against the Competition |
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| Sunday, July 09, 2000 | N/A |
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- Season: 1999-2000
- Network: A&E
- Genre: Drama
- Category: Movies
- Subject Matter: Period Piece, Biography, Historical Piece
- Based On: Longitude written by Dava Sobel
- Misc.: Based On Book/Play; 4 Hours
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Plot Synopsis
Based on the book by Dava Sobel. In 1714 England, after a sea disaster caused by faulty navigation, Parliament offer a large prize for the first man to solve the problem of calculating longitude at sea. John Harrison a rural carpenter/clockmaker worked for 50 years to convince skeptical scientists and pompous bureaucrats that the dilemma should be fixed by a time-keeping device rather than stargazing. He ultimately builds a timepiece that could fit in a navigations hand.
Crew
- Pippa Cross - Executive Producer
- Antony Root - Executive Producer
- Delia Fine - Executive Producer
- Selwyn Roberts - Producer
- Charles Sturridge - Director
- Charles Sturridge - Writer
Production Company:
- Granda Films IAW Channel Four, A&E Networks
Production Type:
- Independent
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