Paralleling the story of 18th-century scientist John Harrison (Michael Gambon), who develops a clock to measure longitude, with that of Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons), a shell-shocked WWI veteran who restores Harrison's invention. William Harrison: Ian Hart. Muriel Gould: Anna Chancellor. Admiral Cloudisley: Jonathan Coy. Grace: Lucy Akhurst. Maskelyne: Samuel West. Adapted from Dava Sobel's bestseller. Directed by Charles Sturridge.
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Learn how seemingly small flashes of innovation have changed the course of civilization. Humanity from Space is an epic journey of discovery. Using the very latest mind-boggling data and astonishing CGI, the film traces the story of humankind's ascent from hunter-gatherer to dominant global species.
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