Longitude
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
Michael Gambon
John Harrison
Jeremy Irons
Rupert Gould
Ian Hart
William Harrison (Adult)
Andrew Scott
John Campbell
Bill Nighy
Lord Sandwich
Gemma Jones
Elizabeth Harrison
John Wood
Sir Edmund Halley
Anna Chancellor
Muriel Gould
Brian Cox
Lord Morton
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
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