La Nouvelle Malle des Indes

Overview

A young English navy lieutenant sets out to prove that the quickest way to reach India from London is by way of the Mediterranean and Suez rather than the long sea route around Africa and the Cape of Good Hope, which takes six months. With his friend, French explorer and natural scientist Martial de Sassenage, Thomas Waghorn leaves London in October 1829 with the aim of reaching Bombay in India in three months. The owner of a shipping line fears for his company's future should the two adventurers succeed, so he sends his agents to delay them along their way.

Series details

First air date

1982

Last air date

1982

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

7

Episode runtime

417 min

Genres

Action & Adventure

Original language

FR

Origin country

AT, FR, DE, CH

Networks

TF1

Created by

Michel Christian Davet, Christian-Jaque

Production

TF1, Technisonor, National Film Development Corporation of India, Rizzoli Film, Tele München

Cast

Christian Kohlund

Sous-lieutenant de marine Thomas Waghorn

Jean-Pierre Bouvier

Martial de Sassenage

Roger Carel

Fontanier, inspecteur principal de police

Patrick Préjean

Vacherin, inspecteur de police

Manfred Seipold

John Taylor

Henning Schlüter