TV Show Details
Air Date:April 16th, 1988
Last Air Date:May 7th, 1988
Network:ABC TV
Status:Ended
Genres:Action & Adventure
Original Language:English
Production Companies:NDR
Captain James Cook (1988)
ABC TV
Miniseries
TV Series
Audience Score
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.
