Last Voyage Of Captain Grant, The (BBC 1938 with Douglas Allen and John Laurie)

UK / BBC / 1×45 minute episodes / Broadcast 1 November (and again on the 9 Nov) 1938 black and white

Writer/Producer: Denis Johnston

An arctic adventure based on the novel The Captain’s Chair by Robert Flaherty. Broadcast live.

cast
Douglas Allen as First Director
John Thompson as Chairman / Second Factor
John Laurie as Captain Grant
Guy Glover as Second Director / Steward
Ian Aylmer as Third Director / Second Officer
David Marsh as Catlin
Basil Cunard as Simpson
Cyril Gardiner as The Factor
William Heilbronn as Quartermaster
Micheline Patton as Girl
Ah Ping as Eskimo
Graveley Edwards as McDougall
Rupert Siddons as Timmins
Robert Flaherty as Narrator

Head of film reviews at The Viewers Guide with an erudite, insightful, slightly sardonic, deep appreciation for classic cinema. Has a habit of quoting obscure lines from old films in everyday conversation. He keeps a meticulously organized film logbook. He's a bit of a tea snob.