Captain James Cook

• 1988
• •
• Ended

• Action & Adventure

★ 8.7 TMDB Rating · 3 votes

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.

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Episode length

~1h 40m

First aired

Apr 16, 1988

Networks

ABC TV

Original language

English

Origin

Australia, Germany