The Pacific: In The Wake of Captain Cook
2018
📺 1 Season
🎬 6 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 45 min/episode
Documentary
History is taking to the seas and walking in the footsteps of Captain James Cook. 250 years after Cook began his epic exploration of the Pacific, Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Piano) journeys in his wake uncovering stories that resonate from those times on both sides of the beach. Sam begins with a disclaimer – he is merely an actor – but the story of Cook, and the impact he has had on the Pacific in the 250 years since his first voyage, has always fascinated him.
Seasons
Season 1
On the 250th anniversary of Cook leaving Plymouth, Sam Neill visits Tahiti in the first of six episodes to follow Cook’s journey around the Pacific, and hears from Tahitians about what Cook means 250 years on. Sam encounters ardent enthusiasts and practitioners of Tahiti’s vibrant culture. Some of the traditions are old, some new and when lost, he learns, the Tahitians are happy to make them up.
Crew
Director
Sally Aitken, Kriv Stenders
Network
History
Production
Essential Media and Entertainment, Frame Up Films, NZ on Air, Screen Australia, Create NSW
Keywords
hawaiinew zealandaustraliatahitipacifictravelresolutioncaptain cookendeavournorthwest passage