Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2005)

Overview

From Nobel Laureate William Golding's (Lord of the Flies) epic sea-voyage trilogy comes the story of an ambitious British aristocrat, humbled by the lives of his fellow passengers, as he embarks on an ocean voyage for Australia where he is to be an official in the colonial government.

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch as Edmund Talbot
Benedict Cumberbatch

as Edmund Talbot

Jared Harris as Captain Anderson
Jared Harris

as Captain Anderson

Jamie Sives as 1st Lieutenant Summers
Jamie Sives

as 1st Lieutenant Summers

Victoria Hamilton as Miss Granham
Victoria Hamilton

as Miss Granham

Sam Neill as Mr. Prettiman
Sam Neill

as Mr. Prettiman

Daniel Evans as Parson Colley
Daniel Evans

as Parson Colley

Chris Walker as Oldmeadow
Chris Walker

as Oldmeadow

Robert Hobbs as Lieutenant Cumbersham
Robert Hobbs

as Lieutenant Cumbersham

Joanna Page as Marion Chumley
Joanna Page

as Marion Chumley

Brian Pettifer as Wheeler
Brian Pettifer

as Wheeler

Paula Jennings as Zenobia
Paula Jennings

as Zenobia

Adam Woolf as Phillips
Adam Woolf

as Phillips

Richard McCabe as Mr. Brocklebank
Richard McCabe

as Mr. Brocklebank

Tim Delap as Mr. Bowles
Tim Delap

as Mr. Bowles

Vanessa Pike as Mrs. Pike
Vanessa Pike

as Mrs. Pike

Jonathan Slinger as Mr. Pike
Jonathan Slinger

as Mr. Pike

James Alexander as Billy Rogers
James Alexander

as Billy Rogers

Tom Fisher as Askew
Tom Fisher

as Askew

Joe Vaz as Markham
Joe Vaz

as Markham

Denise Black as Mrs. Brocklebank
Denise Black

as Mrs. Brocklebank

Jonathan Pienaar as Smiles
Jonathan Pienaar

as Smiles

Charles Dance as Sir Henry Somerset
Charles Dance

as Sir Henry Somerset

Cheryl Campbell as Lady Somerset
Cheryl Campbell

as Lady Somerset

JJ Feild as Lieutenant Deverel
JJ Feild

as Lieutenant Deverel

Theo Landey as Bates
Theo Landey

as Bates

Damon Berry as Mr. East
Damon Berry

as Mr. East

Daniel Newman as Gibbs
Daniel Newman

as Gibbs

Calum Callaghan as Willis
Calum Callaghan

as Willis

Episodes

Rites of Passage poster

Rites of Passage 7.0

July 6, 2005

1800:- Young Edmund Talbot is sailing to Australia to take up a government post, on a decrepit old ship skippered by Ca…

Close Quarters poster

Close Quarters 6.0

July 13, 2005

The ship is becalmed and another vessel is sighted, which turns out to be British - the Alcyone, whose commander announ…

Fire Down Below poster

Fire Down Below 6.0

July 20, 2005

Edmund acts as a witness to the wedding between the injured Prettiman and Miss Granham, with flowers grown by the capta…