Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In 1789 Captain Bligh & a handful of loyal men were forced into a tiny open boat & left to die in the middle of the South Pacific after the infamous Mutiny on the Bounty They managed to navigate 4000 miles through some of the world's most remote & unforgiving seas to the nearest safe haven
- a Dutch trading post in Timor It remains one of the greatest survival feats in British history Now 9 men are setting out to make the same gruelling voyage in a replica 23ft wooden boat with the same rations facing the same conditions
- to measure themselves against history For company they will have Bligh's own words in the form of a detailed Journal he kept which remarkably survived the voyage The Journal will help them uncover the secrets of survival & to get a closer understanding of Bligh's epic feat The men bring skills that mirror those of Bligh's crew Amongst them are a carpenter a doctor & several specialist sailors Anthony Middleton of SAS Who Dares Wins is stepping into Captain Bligh's shoes as leader of the expedition Like Bligh's men they will battle brutal storms & treacherous reefs They will brave the furnace of Northern Australia's shark-infested waters & the challenge of landing on remote tropical islands to hunt for vital supplies The crew will be constantly challenged by raging seas hunger & the confined space of the boat There an old nautical saying When ships were made from wood men were made from steel But can today's men measure up to the extraordinary achievements of their predecessors? Actors Anthony Middleton Directors Sophie Todd Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 Aspect Ratio 169
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