Pirates: Behind the Legends
Starring
Billy BoydAlex BortonJürgen KoenenTim CartwrightRory Wilton
Starring
Billy BoydAlex BortonJürgen KoenenTim CartwrightRory Wilton
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
| E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.3 |
About
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.
"A swashbuckling adventure; the true and untold story of the history of pirates."
All Seasons
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Season 12024
7.53538
| Ep | Title | Rating | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Tale of Francis Drake | 7.9 | 55 | — |
| ▶ | 2 | The Tale of Grace O'Malley | 7.3 | 54 | — |
| ▶ | 3 | The Tale of John Ward | 7.8 | 43 | — |
| ▶ | 4 | The Tale of Henry Morgan | 7.4 | 38 | — |
| ▶ | 5 | The Tale of William Kidd | 7.1 | 39 | — |
| ▶ | 6 | The Tale of Blackbeard | 7.5 | 39 | — |
| ▶ | 7 | The Tale of Anne Bonny and Mary Read | 7.0 | 46 | — |
| ▶ | 8 | The Tale of Bart Roberts | 8.3 | 39 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Billy Boyd Narrator
Mark Hanna Self - Historian, Self - Author
Alex Borton Pirate
Harcourt T. Fuller Self - Historian
Margarette Lincoln Self - 18th Century Maritime and Social History
Jürgen Koenen John Hawkins, Sir Richard Bingham
Tim Cartwright John Ward
Rory Wilton Blackbeard
Martin Mares Self - Historian
Iszi Lawrence Self - Author & History Presenter
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