Captain James Cook (1988)

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

Captain James Cook

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Erich Hallhuber

Erich Hallhuber

as Lt. John Gore

Xabier Elorriaga

Xabier Elorriaga

as Lord Johnny Sandwich

as Johann Reinhold Forster

as Leutnant Hicks

as Charles Clerke

Carol Drinkwater

Carol Drinkwater

as Elisabeth Cook

as Dr. Solander

as Joseph Banks

as Tobias Furneaux

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