Directed by:
Justin HardyScreenplay:
Jemma KennedyCast:
Warren Brown, Steve Oram, Hannah Tointon, Keira Jane Malik, Alex Britton, Tim Plester, Tom Stourton, Jack Fishburn, James Schlesinger, Christopher LeveauxPlots(1)
CAPTAIN WEBB tells the story of a largely forgotten British hero, Captain Matthew Webb, the first-ever person to successfully swim the English Channel in 1875 equipped only with his moustache, doses of Brandy and a wire wool swimsuit.
In 1875 Captain Matthew Webb, a retired merchant seaman, survived fierce winds, treacherous currents and multiple jellyfish stings to swim from Dover to the shores of France, a crossing that took almost 22 hours and spanned 39 miles. The English Channel would not be swum again for 36 years, and to this day more people have climbed Everest than successfully swum across the Channel. (Cinemax)
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