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S01E02: Close Quarters

The ship is becalmed and another vessel is sighted, which turns out to be British - the Alcyone, whose commander announces that the war with France is over. The two vessels anchor alongside and a ball is held for the passengers. Here Edmund meets the sweet Marion Chumley, though he has a rival for affections in Deverel. However, when the two ships part Deverel is exchanged for the Alcyone's officer, the urbane Benet and Edmund confides in Summers his regret at having to say goodbye to Marion. A storm blows up, during which the unfortunate steward Wheeler, considered a Jonah, is thrown overboard and Prettiman severely injured, being nursed rather unexpectedly by Miss Grnham. A mast is also broken and Benet and Summers disagree over the best way to mend it.

Genres:

Drama

Air Date:

Jul 13, 2005

Runtime:

90 minutes

Production:

BBC

Casts:

Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris, Jamie Sives, Victoria Hamilton, Sam Neill, Daniel Evans, Chris Walker, Robert Hobbs, Joanna Page, Brian Pettifer, Paula Jennings, Thomas James Fisher, Adam Woolf, Richard McCabe, Tim Delap, Vanessa Pike, Jonathan Slinger, James Alexander, Tom Fisher, Joe Vaz, Denise Black, Jonathan Pienaar, Charles Dance, Cheryl Campbell, JJ Feild, Theo Landey, Damon Berry, Daniel Newman, Calum Callaghan