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To the Ends of the Earth•Season 1•Episode 1

Rites of Passage

7.2/10 · 204 votesJul 6, 200589 min

Ranked #3 of 3 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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1800:- Young Edmund Talbot is sailing to Australia to take up a government post, on a decrepit old ship skippered by Captain Anderson, who is hostile to Edmund until he realizes that he has important relatives. Far more admirable to Edmund are Lieutenants Summer, who

Directed byDavid Attwood

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Cast18

Benedict Cumberbatch

Edmund Talbot

Jared Harris

Captain Anderson

Jamie Sives

1st Lieutenant Summers

Victoria Hamilton

Miss Granham

Sam Neill

Mr. Prettiman

Daniel Evans

Parson Colley

Chris Walker

Oldmeadow

Robert Hobbs

Lieutenant Cumbersham

Joanna Page

Marion Chumley

Brian Pettifer

Wheeler

Paula Jennings

Zenobia

Thomas James Fisher

Askew

Crew1

David Attwood

Director

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Episode Summary

"Rites of Passage" is episode 1 of To the Ends of the Earth season 1. It scored 7.2/10 from 204 votes, ranking #3 of 3 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by David Attwood, it aired on July 6, 2005.

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