Blackbeard

Blackbeard is a 2006 American adventure-drama television miniseries based on the pirate Blackbeard, directed by Kevin Connor from a screenplay written by Bryce Zabel. It premiered on Hallmark Channel on June 17, 2006. The miniseries was shot on location in Thailand and the town of New Providence was built on a coconut plantation, and includes many factual names and places, but it is essentially a fictional story since Blackbeard's most notable exploits took place in North Carolina. Plot In the first quarter of the 18th century, Blackbeard, otherwise known as Edward Teach, was seen as the most notorious and dangerous seafaring pirate of all. Plying his trade around the West Indies and the eastern coast of England’s North American colonies in his ship Queen Anne's Revenge. Blackbeard wreaks havoc whilst looking for Captain Kidd's treasure, and his dark presence causes controversy in the port town of New Providence (The Bahamas), especially for Governor Charles Eden and his adopted daughter Charlotte, who is being wooed by Lieutenant Robert Maynard. Cast Angus Macfadyen as Blackbeard Mark Umbers as Lieutenant Robert Maynard Richard Chamberlain as Governor Charles Eden Jessica Chastain as Charlotte Ormand Stacy Keach as Captain Benjamin Hornigold Clement von Franckenstein as Admiral Joseph Pennington Rachel Ward as Sally Dunbar Anthony Green as Israel Hands Jasper Britton as William Howard Niko Nicotera as Moses Hobbs Robin Strasser as Felice Richmond Nicholas Farrell as Tobias Knight David Winters as Silas Bridges Dom Hetrakul as Seng Nigel Terry as Calico Billy Steven Elder as Lt.