- Make ready for sea.
Very good, sir.
- Ship ready for sea, sir.
- Very good.
- Midshipman Byam, reporting for duty.
- You take the mizzenmast, Byam.
- Very glad to have you with us, lad.
- Thank you, sir.
- May I, Byam?
- Of course.
We're off to the Mediterranean, lad.
We'll sweep the seas for England.
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[ENGLISH]This way.
Court is assembled
by the Right Honorable Lords,
Commissioners of the Admiralty
and I quote: To enquire into the cause
and circumstances of the seizure
of His Majesty's armed vessel,
The Bounty,
commanded by
Lieutenant William Bligh
and to try the said
Lieutenant William Bligh
for his conduct
on that occasion.
Surrender your sword
and be seated.
Lieutenant Bligh.
Perhaps it would be useful if you
told the court in your own words
the events
of April 28th last year.
Yes sir. If it please my Lords,
I will first read a list of the mutineers
who seized my ship.
The crew is not on trial here,
Mr Bligh. You, sir, are on trial.
The question at issue is
how you came to lose your ship.
To understand that, Captain Greetham,
it is essential to know
who were the mutineers
aboard that ship.
Alleged mutineers.
Continue Mr Bligh.
Fletcher Christian,
Masters Mate.
Wasn't this Christian
a friend of yours?
He was, sir.
Fifty guineas says he's dead.
Sixty says he's alive.
I'll wager he's still alive.
How much?
We'll dine within the hour.
- How much?
- Sixty guineas.
Taken.
I'll be back to collect it.
Graham!
Fletcher!
What are you all doing?
One of our members collapsed.
We're betting
on whether or not he's dead.
What brings you
to this den of iniquity?
Is there somewhere we can talk?
It's a breadfruit.
Breadfruit.
The Admiralty has instructed me to take
breadfruit plants from Tahiti to Jamaica.
Tahiti?
Fletcher, I want you
to sail with me again.
In what capacity?
The Admiralty's already assigned a
Mr John Fryer as Master of the ship.
He's a good man I think.
But I want you to be Master's Mate.
- If you agree, that is.
- Agreed.
Good, splendid! Good.
Why take breadfruit to Jamaica?
Cheap fodder for the slaves
on the plantations there.
Bananas are very expensive
there these days.
It lacks glory, William.
Well I don't have your connections,
you see Fletcher.
I want to make a name for myself,
before I'm too old.
And this green grocery trip
will make your name?
Now look, we'll go around
Cape Horn to Tahiti.
We'll pick up the breadfruit
then continue on
through the Endeavour Straits around
the Cape of Good Hope to Jamaica.
And then back to England.
We'll circumnavigate the globe.
Yes, but why risk
going round the Horn?
Because it is
the quicker route, Mr Fryer.
Quicker if we strike the one week
in a hundred
when there isn't a storm raging.
Oh. So you would have us go the long
way? Around Africa and Australia.
There and back.
Avoid the Horn altogether.
What conditions
do the plants need?
Warmth, light and water.
I shall be giving up my cabin to them.
We shall be like little pigs
in a stye. Shan't we?
No sir, we shall not.
I run a healthy ship, Mr Fryer.
I only say
the Bounty's too small.
We should have a frigate,
not a chamber pot.
Yes, and I should
have promotion to Captain.
But the Navy Board would
not heed either request. See?
Quickly now, children.
Ah, my little ones.
They've come to say goodnight.
Oh, goodnight,
goodnight. Off you go...
Aren't you going to say goodnight to Mr
Christian, Mr Fryer? Don't I get a kiss?
Goodnight, young ladies.
Goodnight, goodnight.
William a toast.
To circumnavigation.
To circumnavigation.
Circumnavigation.
And your safe and speedy return.
Yes.
We set sail two days before Christmas,
23rd December 1787.
Stand by to set the mainsail.
What are you staring at me for? Aloft!
Loose that mizzen topsail, lively.
Remove some of these gussets!
Back down in the rigging!
Stand by, you crew gunners!
Away, you crew gunners.