IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Captain James Cook
Played by David Mitchell
Captain James Cook, the 18th-century Royal Navy explorer who charted Australia's east coast in 1770 and claimed it for Britain, as portrayed in comedy sketches. In That Mitchell and Webb Look he is the pompous captain who names new lands…
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Captain James Cook, the 18th-century Royal Navy explorer who charted Australia's east coast in 1770 and claimed it for Britain, as portrayed in comedy sketches. In That Mitchell and Webb Look he is the pompous captain who names new lands after places back home.
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