
Pirates: Behind the Legends
S1 · E1IMDB:
7.0
Released
6/9/2024
Duration
0h 44m
Genre
Drama, Documentary
Country
United Kingdom
Cast
Billy Boyd, Anne Chambers, Harcourt T. Fuller
Overview
From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.

Pirates: Behind the Legends
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
7.0Released
6/9/2024
Genre
Drama, Documentary
Cast
Billy Boyd, Anne Chambers, Harcourt T. Fuller
Duration
0h 44m
Country
United Kingdom
Overview
From legendary John Ward, immortalized in fiction as Jack Sparrow, and English explorer Francis Drake; branded Pirates by their enemies but heroes by their comrades, to the notorious Pirates of the Caribbean shrouded in myth.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableFrancis Drake - For Queen and Country
Circumnavigation is the pinnacle of Drake's career, cementing him in history as the world's most controversial pirate.

Francis Drake - For Queen and Country
Circumnavigation is the pinnacle of Drake's career, cementing him in history as the world's most controversial pirate.
EP 2AvailableGrace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland
Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland. Her rise from wanted pirate to Chieftain is won through a warrior’s sword and a woman’s grit.

Grace O’Malley - The Pirate Queen of Ireland
Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Ireland. Her rise from wanted pirate to Chieftain is won through a warrior’s sword and a woman’s grit.
EP 3AvailableJohn Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa
The Englishman turned Algerian pirate starts his remarkable ascent from petty pirate to a notorious menace, becoming ruler of the Tunisian empire.

John Ward - The English Pirate of North Africa
The Englishman turned Algerian pirate starts his remarkable ascent from petty pirate to a notorious menace, becoming ruler of the Tunisian empire.
EP 4AvailableHenry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate
A brilliant strategist, Morgan takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy later becoming Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.

Henry Morgan - The Lieutenant Pirate
A brilliant strategist, Morgan takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy later becoming Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.
EP 5AvailableWilliam Kidd - The Treasure Hunter
Captain Kidd, the treasure hunter. When the legitimate prizes of the Red Sea are not to be found, Kidd quickly turns from pirate hunter to pirate.

William Kidd - The Treasure Hunter
Captain Kidd, the treasure hunter. When the legitimate prizes of the Red Sea are not to be found, Kidd quickly turns from pirate hunter to pirate.
EP 6AvailableBlackbeard
Blackbeard is a terrifying figure with a diverse crew of pirates seeking equality and treasure, aboard the stolen flagship The Queen Anne’s Revenge.

Blackbeard
Blackbeard is a terrifying figure with a diverse crew of pirates seeking equality and treasure, aboard the stolen flagship The Queen Anne’s Revenge.
EP 7AvailableCalico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits
The notorious pirate run town of Nassau is soon to be shaken by the English crackdown on lawlessness in the Caribbean. Living off plunder and raiding, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read form a troublesome trio who successfully rob ships and live off the spoils of the sea until they are captured by pirate hunters and tried for piracy.

Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read: Rebel Spirits
The notorious pirate run town of Nassau is soon to be shaken by the English crackdown on lawlessness in the Caribbean. Living off plunder and raiding, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read form a troublesome trio who successfully rob ships and live off the spoils of the sea until they are captured by pirate hunters and tried for piracy.
EP 8AvailableRoberts - The Last Great Pirate
Bartholomew Roberts aka Black Bart, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age, his fleet amassing 450 stolen ships. From his humble beginnings as a Welsh sailor, Roberts quickly becomes captain of a pirate ship, showing his shrewd captainship he writes down a pirate code. His piracy almost brings West Indies trade to a standstill until he is hunted down by the English crown.

Roberts - The Last Great Pirate
Bartholomew Roberts aka Black Bart, the most successful pirate of the Golden Age, his fleet amassing 450 stolen ships. From his humble beginnings as a Welsh sailor, Roberts quickly becomes captain of a pirate ship, showing his shrewd captainship he writes down a pirate code. His piracy almost brings West Indies trade to a standstill until he is hunted down by the English crown.
Cast

Narrator (voice)
Billy Boyd

Self - Author
Anne Chambers

Self - Historian
Harcourt T. Fuller

Self - Author & History Presenter
Iszi Lawrence

Self - Historian
Martin Mares

Self - Historian
Richard Blakemore

Self - Historian
Hannah Cusworth

Self - Author
Connie Kelleher

Self - Historian









