The Dinosaur Hunters (2002)
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".
Director: Andrew Piddington
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Henry Ian Cusick as Gideon Mantell |
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Paul Brightwell as Leney |
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Michelle Bunyan as Caroline Owen |
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Alan Cox as Richard Owen |
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Kristian Griffiths as Walter Mantell (Aged 14-18) |
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Derek Jacobi as Narrator (voice) |
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Rebecca McClay as Mary Anning |
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Robert Morgan as Charles Lyell |
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Michael Pennington as William Buckland |
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Rachel Shelley as Mary Mantell |
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Laurie Goode as Removal Man (uncredited) |
| Directing | Andrew Piddington | Director |
| Writing | Steven Clarke | Teleplay |
| Writing | Andrew Piddington | Teleplay |
| Writing | J.C. Wilsher | Teleplay |
| Production | Steven Clarke | Producer |
| Production | Bill Jones | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert MacIver | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Andy Price | Music |
| Crew | Roger Eaton | Cinematography |
| Production | Gail Stevens | Casting |
| Sound | David Butterworth | Orchestrator |
| Production | Midge Ferguson | Location Manager |
| Production | Claire Saunders | Casting Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Alan Short | Senior Animator |
| Camera | Mike Hawkins | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Dan Fontaine | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Roger Eaton | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Mark Turner | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Simon Tomlinson | Other |
| Sound | Graham Ross | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Will Norie | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gary McIntyre | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jamie Gambell | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Chris Domaille | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Allan Brereton | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Deborah Cadbury | Book |
