To the Ends of the Earth

TV Mini Series
2005
1h 29m

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7.1/10

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Sam Neill, Jared Harris, and Benedict Cumberbatch in To the Ends of the Earth (2005)

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In 1812, young British aristocrat Edmund Talbot travels by ship to Australia, and learns more about himself and about life than he had ever bargained for.In 1812, young British aristocrat Edmund Talbot travels by ship to Australia, and learns more about himself and about life than he had ever bargained for.In 1812, young British aristocrat Edmund Talbot travels by ship to Australia, and learns more about himself and about life than he had ever bargained for.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,047

753

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Nominated for 6 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Edmund Talbot

Jared Harris

Captain Anderson

Jamie Sives

1st Lieutenant Summers

Richard McCabe

Mr. Brocklebank

Victoria Hamilton

Miss Granham

Tim Delap

Mr. Bowles

Jonathan Slinger

Mr. Pike

Vanessa Pike

Mrs. Pike

Sam Neill

Mr. Prettiman

Robert Hobbs

Lieutenant Cumbersham

Chris Walker

Oldmeadow

Denise Black

Mrs. Brocklebank

Paula Jennings

Zenobia

Brian Pettifer

Wheeler

Tom Fisher

Askew

Daniel Evans

Parson Colley

Theo Landey

Bates

Calum Callaghan

Willis

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Trivia
Benedict Cumberbatch, Denise Black and Theo Lande were robbed and kidnapped while filming in South Africa. They were on their way back from scuba diving when they had a flat tire on an isolated dirt road. An armed gang of six men came upon them, took their money, credit cards and mobile phones, frisked them for anything else of value, then put them into their car and drove away with them. Eventually, they stopped and forced Cumberbatch into the trunk of the car, but he began telling them that he had a heart and brain problem and might die in the small space, and they would get into a great deal of trouble if found with a dead Englishman. Following an argument among the kidnappers, he was taken out. After stopping under a bridge, the actors were made to get out and crouch, and after a few terrifying minutes, they realized their assailants had fled the scene.

Goofs
At the end of the series when Edmund is on the dock looking out at the small boats, the same slender blond girl wearing a tan blouse passes behind him twice, from left to right, in a few seconds.

Quotes
[repeated line]
Edmund Talbot: Good God!

Soundtracks
Lord, Whom Winds and Waves Obey
Lyrics by Charles Wesley
Music by Johann R. Ahle

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Featured review

10/10

Better late than never.

At last, something different, something different, something different! After flailing around (day after day) in the never-ending soup of present day cinematic, repetitive, mundane bilge ... stumbling across this wonderful series is like finding the proverbial oasis in the desert. I wish to thank the gods of Netflix for making it available and allowing me (admittedly late) to find and watch it. As a new-found fan of Mr. Cumberbatch (via Sherlock), I had just started to search out his other works when I found this wonderful epic.

I found it to be an excellent period piece that kept me enthralled and interested from beginning to end. And the end ... so refreshingly lifting in spirit and emotion. The language was impeccable and precise. The acting fantastic and the drama left little wanting.

I pray that the BBC Production Company never stops seeking out and filming these types of films.