Lt. Summers
My favorite character from the miniseries.
shareDefiantely. I was so angry at the end of the third episode because I really loved his character. I couldn't believe that Anderson and Benet wouldn't listen to him. He was the only person that was correct about basically everything throughout the series, and in a way he represented the conscience of the story. He was freaking cool.
sharehe represented the conscience
This is exactly how I interpreted his character. His death symbolically makes a rather provocative social comentary, doesn't it?
Charles Summers was my favorite character as well. I would sail a ship with him in charge any time... although I'd be heaving over the sides the whole time.
Looking at the voyage, the ship only survived because of both Mr Benet's (imaginative, risk taking) and Mr. Summers' (steady and practical) efforts. The ship would have sunk without both of them - Benet fixed the mast and Summers "frapped" the ship - which if you haven't read the books, the movie didn't really explain it well - actually took a series of ropes and tied the ship together so it didn't shake apart.
At first I thought Anderson was being nice to Charles to suggest he be captain of the ship, but I the more I think about it, he knew the ship was a POS and wouldn't dare want to keep Benet in the Antipodes.
If you haven't seen Jamie Sives in other roles, I would suggest "On a Clear Day" and "Wilber Wants to Kill Himself" After seeing those, I realize that Jamie is an amazing actor. Nailed all three very different characters.
His "English" accent for Summers is not his natural one.
Amazing character, and instant likeable. The way the talked to Talbot about the Clergymans death, blaming Talbot the way he did, was superb.
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