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The Whale is a British television film that was first broadcast on BBC One on 22 December 2013. Terry Cafolla wrote the film about the Essex incident in 1820, which also formed the basis of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. The Whale was also broadcast on Animal Planet in the United States during the summer of 2014.
Original Release
12/22/2013
US Release
11/26/2014
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Charles Furness | Young Tom Nickerson |
Jolyon Coy | Lawrence / Benjamin Lawrence |
Jassa Ahluwalia | Owen Coffin |
David Gyasi | Peterson / Richard Peterson |
John Boyega | Bond / William Bond |
Ferdinand Kingsley | Hendricks / Obed Hendricks |
Paul Kaye | Joy / Matthew Joy |
Chris Starkie | Watson |
Andre Agius | Essex Crew |
Jonas Armstrong | Owen Chase |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charles Furness | Young Tom Nickerson |
Jolyon Coy | Lawrence / Benjamin Lawrence |
Jassa Ahluwalia | Owen Coffin |
David Gyasi | Peterson / Richard Peterson |
John Boyega | Bond / William Bond |
Ferdinand Kingsley | Hendricks / Obed Hendricks |
Paul Kaye | Joy / Matthew Joy |
Chris Starkie | Watson |
Andre Agius | Essex Crew |
Jonas Armstrong | Owen Chase |
Joe Azzopardi | Essex Crew |
Macram Borg | Essex Crew |
Stephen Buhagiar | Essex Crew |
Jimi Busuttil | Essex Crew |
Graham Charles | Essex Crew |
Aklileu Gudetta | Essex Crew |
Adam Rayner | Captain Pollard / Captain George Pollard |
Ian Thomas Shaw | Essex Crew |
Martin Sheen | Thomas Nickerson / Tom Nickerson |
Valentino Stojanov | Essex Crew |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ruth Caleb | Executive Producer |
Eamon Hardy | Executive Producer |
Mick Kaczorowski | Executive Producer |
Jane Taylor | Executive Producer |
Winston Azzopardi | Producer |
Mike Dormer | Producer |
Gina Marsh | Producer |