To the Ends of the Earth: With Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris, Jamie Sives, Brian Pettifer. In 1812, young British aristocrat Edmund Talbot travels by ship to Australia, and learns more about himself and about life than he had ever bargained for.. From Nobel Laureate William Golding's (Lord of the Flies) epic sea-voyage trilogy comes the story of an ambitious British aristocrat, humbled by the lives of his fellow passengers, as he embarks on an ocean voyage for Australia where he is to be an official in the colonial government.
At the dawn of the 19th century, Edmund Talbot (Benedict Cumberbatch), an ambitious, possessive and young British aristocrat, takes passage for Australia where he is to be an official in the colonial government. Joined by fellow passengers from diverse backgrounds, this microcosm of society sets out on the journey of a lifetime transporting cargo and passengers on the treacherous voyage.. To the Ends of the Earth is a three-part BBC television miniseries adaptation of the trilogy of novels of the same name by William Golding. It premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in July 2005, and in the United States on PBS as part of Masterpiece Theatre in October 2006. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jared Harris, the series was critically acclaimed with The New York Times calling.