Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20110403 | 20110409 (R4) | Patrick O'Brian's naval epic set in 1809, dramatised in three parts by Roger Danes. Starring David Robb as Captain Jack Aubrey and Richard Dillane as Doctor Stephen Maturin. Following his adventures in HMS Surprise, Jack Aubrey has been kicking his heels at home when his old friend, Stephen Maturin, comes knocking at his door with welcome news. Jack is promoted to Commodore, and is to lead a squadron of English ships, charged with taking the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and R退union from the French. In the course of the novel Jack must succeed against superior odds at sea and on land. Yet, in his new role as Commodore, Jack will need subtlety and subterfuge to win over the crews and subordinate captains of his own fleet. Based on a naval campaign in 1809-10 when Britain and France were bitterly engaged in protecting their trade routes around the southern tip of Africa. The Mauritius Command is the fourth novel in Patrick O'Brian's Nelsonic epic series, and the sequel to HMS Surprise which was dramatised for Radio 4 in 2008. Captain Jack Aubrey ................... DAVID ROBB Doctor Stephen Maturin .......... ...RICHARD DILLANE Governor Farquhar ..................... DAVID RINTOUL Lt-Col Keating ............ .......THOMAS ARNOLD Lord Clonfert................................ SAM DALE Captain Corbett................. ....CHRISTIAN RODSKA Lt Seymour ....................... ...MAX DOWLER Midshipman George Johnson ....... NYASHA HATENDI Dr McAdam/Admiral Bertie.......... .SEAN BAKER Captain Pym............................... BRIAN BOWLES Mrs. Williams ............................ JOANNA MONRO Sophie....................................... SALLY ORROCK Producer/director: Bruce Young Producer Bruce Young. Jack Aubrey gains promotion and is to lead a squadron of ships against the French. |
| 02 | 20110410 | 20110416 (R4) | Patrick O'Brian's naval epic set in 1809, dramatised by Roger Danes. Starring David Robb as Captain Jack Aubrey and Richard Dillane as Doctor Stephen Maturin. Episode 2 of 3. Jack Aubrey is promoted (temporarily) to Commodore to lead a squadron of English ships, charged with taking the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and R退union from the French. Jack must succeed against superior odds at sea and on land (where Stephen's subversive skills are invaluable as ever). Yet, in his new role as Commodore, Jack needs subtlety and subterfuge to win over the crews and subordinate captains of his own fleet, including the flamboyant but erratic, Lord Clonfert. The story is based on a naval campaign in 1809-10 when Britain and France were bitterly engaged in protecting their trade routes around the southern tip of Africa - and the islands of Mauritius and R退union (east of Madagascar) were viewed as strategic bases. The Mauritius Command is the fourth novel in Patrick O'Brian's Nelsonic epic series and the sequel to HMS Surprise which was dramatised for Radio 4 in 2008. Captain Jack Aubrey ................... DAVID ROBB Doctor Stephen Maturin .......... ...RICHARD DILLANE Lord Clonfert.................................SAM DALE Dr McAdam................................. SEAN BAKER Lt-Col Keating ............ .......THOMAS ARNOLD Governor Farquhar ..................... .DAVID RINTOUL Captain Corbett................. ....CHRISTIAN RODSKA Captain Pym............................... BRIAN BOWLES Lt Webber....................................PIP CARTER Lt Seymour ....................... ...MAX DOWLER Lt Briggs..................................... NYASHA HATENDI Midshipman Cotton........................LLOYD THOMAS Producer/director: Bruce Young. Aubrey leads a squadron of ships to take Mauritius and Reunion from the French. |
| 03 | 20110417 | 20110423 (R4) | Patrick O'Brian's naval epic set in 1809, dramatised by Roger Danes. Starring David Robb as Captain Jack Aubrey and Richard Dillane as Doctor Stephen Maturin. Jack has been promoted to Commodore to lead a squadron of English ships, charged with taking the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and R退union from the French. Jack faces superior odds at sea and on land (where Stephen's subversive skills are invaluable as ever). Yet, in his new role as Commodore, Jack needs subtlety and subterfuge to win over the crews and subordinate captains of his own fleet, including the courageous but brutal Captain Corbett. Based on a naval campaign in 1809-10 when Britain and France were bitterly engaged in protecting their trade routes around the southern tip of Africa - and the islands of Mauritius and R退union (east of Madagascar) were viewed as strategic bases. The Mauritius Command is the fourth novel in Patrick O'Brian's Nelsonic epic series and the sequel to HMS Surprise which was dramatised for Radio 4 in 2008. Captain Jack Aubrey ................... DAVID ROBB Doctor Stephen Maturin .......... ...RICHARD DILLANE Captain Corbett................. ....CHRISTIAN RODSKA Governor Farquhar ..................... ..DAVID RINTOUL Lt-Col Keating ............ ........THOMAS ARNOLD Admiral Bertie.............................. SEAN BAKER Lt Seymour ....................... ...MAX DOWLER Lt Pullings ...................................DAVID HOLT Lt Tullidge....................................LLOYD THOMAS Major O'Neil................................ SAM DALE Midshipman Johnson ....... ...........NYASHA HATENDI Producer/director: Bruce Young. Britain and France are bitterly engaged in protecting their trade routes around Africa. |