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The Whale

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC One South West

Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex, which was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, sending her crew on an epic journey. Show more

Contributors

Tom Nickerson:
Martin Sheen
Young Tom Nickerson:
Charles Furness
Owen Chase:
Jonas Armstrong
Captain George Pollard:
Adam Rayner
Benjamin Lawrence:
Jolyon Coy
Owen Coffin:
Jassa Ahluwalia
Richard Peterson:
David Gyasi
William Bond:
John Boyega
Obed Hendricks:
Ferdinand Kingsley
Matthew Joy:
Paul Kaye
Executive Producer:
Eamon Hardy
Executive Producer:
Ruth Caleb
Producer:
Mike Dormer
Director:
Alrick Riley

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