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Episode 2

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Roger Danes's adaptation of Patrick O'Brian's novel set in 1804 in England, India and at sea. Captain Jack Aubrey is ordered to convey a British ambassador to the East Indies.

Patrick O'Brian's novel, set in 1804-5 in
England, India and on the high seas,
dramatised by Roger Danes. Jack Aubrey is
ordered to convey a British ambassador to
the East Indies - but in Bombay Stephen
Maturin meets Diana Villiers, the one woman Jack
would avoid at any cost. Starring David Robb as Aubrey and
Richard Dillane as Maturin.

45 minutes

Last on

Thu 19 Aug 2010 14:15

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  • Thu 9 Oct 2008 14:15
  • Thu 19 Aug 2010 14:15

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