Captain Webb

Drama · 2015Not Rated

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 Channel would not be swum again for 36 years, and to this day more people have climbed Everest than successfully swum across the Channel. The Greatest Englishman tells the story of one man's struggle to define himself, beginning with Captain Webb diving into the water at Dover.

Starring

Justin Hardy, Warren Brown, Georgia Maguire, Matthew Wicks, Justin Hardy, Muireann Price, Steve Oram, Terry Mynott, Jack Fishburn, British Sea Power, Hannah Tointon

Director

Justin Hardy

Producer

Muireann Price