Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestBased 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. The series was financed by $5 million from Revcom France, $2.25 million from the ABC and the rest from 10BA tax money.
Production
Lavish ship recreations that actually went to sea for filming.
Acting
Keith Michell's stubborn, strangely sympathetic Cook.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The production used the replica ship Endeavour — the same vessel that later sank in 1994.
This was one of the last major international co-productions under Australia's 10BA tax scheme, a financial structure that defined 1980s Australian cinema.
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