Introduction

History Documentary hosted by Philip Glenister, published by Channel 4 in 2017.

Ant Middleton leads a team of eight volunteers to recreate the perilous voyage led by Captain William Bligh in 1789 following the famous mutiny on the HMS Bounty.

Also known as Mutiny.

Outline

In a unique experiment the programme will challenge 21st century men to re-live one of the greatest feats of maritime adventure and endurance in naval history.

In 1789, Captain Bligh and a handful of loyal men were forced into a tiny open boat and left to die in the middle of the South Pacific after the infamous Mutiny on the Bounty. They managed to navigate 4000 miles through some of the world’s most remote and unforgiving seas to the nearest safe haven – a Dutch trading post in Timor. It remains one of the greatest survival feats in British history.

Now 9 men are setting out to make the same gruelling voyage in a replica 23ft wooden boat, with the same rations, facing the same conditions – to measure themselves against history. For company, they will have Bligh’s own words in the form of a detailed Journal he kept which remarkably survived the voyage. The Journal will help them uncover the secrets of survival and to get a closer understanding of Bligh’s epic feat. The men bring skills that mirror those of Bligh’s crew. Amongst them are a carpenter, a doctor, and several specialist sailors. Anthony Middleton, of SAS: Who Dares Wins is stepping into Captain Bligh’s shoes as leader of the expedition.

Like Bligh’s men they will battle brutal storms and treacherous reefs. They will brave the furnace of Northern Australia’s shark infested waters, and the challenge of landing on remote tropical islands to hunt for vital supplies. The crew will be constantly challenged by raging seas, hunger, and the confined space of the boat. There an old nautical saying, “When ships were made of wood, men were made of steel”. But can today’s men measure up to the extraordinary achievements of their predecessors?

Mutiny: Survival on the Oceans Series

• Part 01.
• Part 02.
• Part 03.
• Part 04.
• Part 05.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Sam Brown
  • Dan Etheridge
  • Johnny Shipley
• Producer(s):
  • Simon Finch … consulting producer (2 episodes, 2017)
  • Nic Leggett … line producer (2 episodes, 2017)
  • Joe Myerscough … edit producer (2 episodes, 2017)
  • Sam Brown … producer (unknown episodes)
  • Rob Coldstream … commissioning editor: Channel 4 (unknown episodes)
  • Melanie Darlaston … executive producer: for GroupM Entertainment (unknown episodes)
  • David Dugan … executive producer: for Windfall Films (unknown episodes)
  • Ian Duncan … executive producer: for Windfall Films (unknown episodes)
  • Dan Etheridge … producer (unknown episodes)
  • Diana Focke … line producer (unknown episodes)
  • Zoe Glover … line producer (unknown episodes)
  • Steven Handley … series producer (unknown episodes)
  • Johnny Shipley … producer (unknown episodes)
  • Sophie Todd … series editor (unknown episodes)
• Writer(s):
• Music:
• Cinematography:
  • John Livesey
• Editor(s):
  • Diane Bernhardt
  • Nic Zimmerman
• Production:
  • Windfall Films (for Channel 4)
  • GroupM Entertainment (for Channel 4)
• Distributor(s):
  • Channel 4 Television Corporation (United Kingdom, 2017)
  • Yleisradio (YLE) (Finland, 2018)(TV)
• Release Date: 06 March 2017 to 28 March 2017.
• Running time: 60 minutes (per episode).
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: Ireland.
• Language: English.

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