Captain James Cook: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on Captain James Cook's three voyages. It was on his first voyage, in 1770 (while in the South Pacific region to observe the transit of Venus), that Captain Cook discovered the east coast of Australia. He later recommended Australia as a future British colony. Made principally on location, using a full-size replica of the 'Endeavour' (built for the Australian bicentenary), this has a salty atmosphere lacking from many historial 'sea dramas'. Michell's performance as the titular Yorkshireman has also been praised for its complexity.

Series details

• Title: Captain James Cook
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1988-04-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-05-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 91222
• IMDb ID: tt0129669
• TVDB ID: 153131

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1988-04-16; final listed air date 1988-05-07.

Source and licence

Adapted from Captain James Cook on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.