The Dinosaur Hunters 2002

Synopsis:

One man who kept asking questions was Gideon Mantell, the amateur paleontologist who, in the early 19th century, fought to get the British scientific establishment to accept Britain had been inhabited by dinosaurs. As this dramatised documentary shows, Mantell had an uphill battle in a time when the biblical account of creation was considered literal truth and authorities such as the Reverend William Buckland were determined that science remain "the handmaid of religion".

Directed by: Andrew Piddington
Release date: 2002-12-30
Runtime: 122 minutes
Cast:
Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick
Gideon Mantell 
Paul Brightwell
Paul Brightwell
Leney 
Michelle Bunyan
Michelle Bunyan
Caroline Owen 
Alan Cox
Alan Cox
Richard Owen 
Kristian Griffiths
Kristian Griffiths
Walter Mantell (Aged 14-18) 
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
Narrator (voice)