The Dinosaur Hunters

The Dinosaur Hunters

5 | 2002-12-30 | Drama Documentary

One man who kept asking questions was Gideon Mantell, the amateur paleontologist who, in the early 19th century, fought to get the British scientific establishment to accept Britain had been inhabited by dinosaurs. As this dramatised documentary shows, Mantell had an uphill battle in a time when the biblical account of creation was considered literal truth and authorities such as the Reverend William Buckland were determined that science remain "the handmaid of religion".

Featured Crew

Andrew Piddington Director
Steven Clarke Teleplay
Andrew Piddington Teleplay
J.C. Wilsher Teleplay
Steven Clarke Producer
Bill Jones Executive Producer
Robert MacIver Executive Producer
Andy Price Music
Roger Eaton Cinematography
Gail Stevens Casting

Cast

Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick
Gideon Mantell
Michelle Bunyan
Michelle Bunyan
Caroline Owen
Alan Cox
Alan Cox
Richard Owen
Kristian Griffiths
Kristian Griffiths
Walter Mantell (Aged 14-18)
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Narrator (voice)
Rebecca McClay
Rebecca McClay
Mary Anning
Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan
Charles Lyell
Michael Pennington
Michael Pennington
William Buckland
Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley
Mary Mantell

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