Film: Taking Ealing to the Arctic.

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: November 20, 1998 | Copyright information

In his latest film Bob Hoskins plays an eccentric Whitby pleasure boat skipper who sails to the Arctic with an unlikely crew and in defiance of official efforts to stop him, writes Terry Grimley.

It sounds a whimsical tale, a throwback to the classic Ealing comedy theme of stubborn English individualism triumphing over petty officialdom. The astonishing thing is that it is based on a true story.

The hero of Captain Jack , which is screened tonight at the Birmingham International Film & Television Festival, is based on Captain Jack Lammiman. Like the character played by Bob ...

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