The fascinating story of John Harrison who, in the 18th century, believed he could make a clock that would work on board a ship—and so solve the problem of finding longitude at sea.
- Created by
- Charles Sturridge
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 2 episodes
S1 E1Part 1
Jan 2, 2000125 min
When the British Parliament creates an award of £20,000 to whoever can come up with a solution for determining longitude at sea, a carpenter-turned-clockmaker, John Harrison, begins his experiments to build an accurate timepiece unaffected
S1 E2Part 2
Jan 3, 2000125 min
Rallying after sickness to prove the integrity of their marvelous seafaring chronometers, the Harrisons still had to fight for official recognition, and Gould's restoration of the Harrison clockworks provides a fitting coda to this exceptio
Starring
Michael Gambon
John Harrison
Jeremy Irons
Rupert Gould
Gemma Jones
Elizabeth Harrison
Anna Chancellor
Muriel Gould
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Emma Kay
Laura Gurney
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Dodo Gould
Peter-Hugo Daly
John Jefferies
Alec McCowen
Sir Frank Dyson
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Kevin Hudson
Lieutenant (uncredited)
T. P. McKenna
Edmund Burke
Peter Cartwright
Army Doctor
Alfred Burke
Rear Admiral
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch Longitude?
- It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video. Availability is refreshed weekly.
- How many seasons of Longitude are there?
- Longitude has 1 season and 2 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of Longitude?
- Longitude has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on January 3, 2000.
- Who stars in Longitude?
- Longitude stars Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons, Gemma Jones, Anna Chancellor, Emma Kay.
