Full awards and nominations of Longitude (TV Miniseries)
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TV Series. Drama
In the 18th century, the only way to navigate accurately at sea was to follow a coastline all the way, which would not get you from Europe to the West Indies or the Americas. Observing the sun or stars would give you the latitude, but not the longitude unless done in conjunction with a clock that would keep time accurately at sea, and no such clock existed. After one too many maritime disasters due to navigational errors, the British ... [+]
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BAFTA 2001: British Academy of Film and Television Awards (Movies and Series from 2000)
- winner Best TV Mini Series
- winner Best Leading Actor TV - Drama (Michael Gambon)
- nom. Best TV Editing (Peter Coulson)
- winner Best TV Photography and Lighting (Peter Hannan)
- winner Best Production Design - TV (Eileen Diss, Chris Lowe)
- nom. Best TV Costume Design (Shirley Russell)
- nom. Best TV Make Up & Hair Design (Christine Beveridge)
- nom. Best TV Sound (Philip Barnes, Dave Humphries, Stephen Griffiths)