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Mar 3

When does Mutiny start on Channel 4, who is presenter Ant Middleton and what was the Mutiny on the Bounty? – The Sun

The new Channel 4 documentary will reenact the 1789 journey of lieutenant William Bligh and his crew of 18 loyalists

IF youre looking for weight loss tips, Channel 4 documentary Mutiny should come with a dont try this at home warning.

Thats because presenter Ant Middleton and his crew lost up to four stone in as many weeks as they carried out a 3,600 mile voyage on stormy seas as they reenacted the 1879 journey of lieutenant William Bligh, the captain of the HMS Bounty.

Along the way they faced storms, famine and the biggest test of their mental strength, which will certainly make for gripping viewing.

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Mutiny is Channel 4s new documentary which follows a nine-strong crew accomplishing a 3,600 mile journey in the South Pacific first carried out by lieutenant William Bligh and 18 loyalists in a rickety 23-foot long ship in 1879.

The voyage took the crew 48 days and tested the physical and mental strength of everyone involved.

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Captain of the boat, Ant Middleton, is a survival expert, but even he revealed it pushed him to his limits, telling the Radio Times: Mentally speaking it was the hardest thing I have ever done.

There was a real and ever-present risk out there at sea.

The show starts on Channel 4 on Monday, March 6th at 9pm and continues on Tuesday, March 7th at the same time.

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Ant Middleton is a Special Forces professional who is best known for appearing on SAS Who Dares Wins.

Born in Portsmouth in 1981, Ant grew up in rural France and aged 16,he joined the Royal Engineers before moving to the Royal Marines five years later.

He also spent time in 9 Parachute Squadron Royal before passing the selection tests to join the Special Boat Service in 2008.

This means he has served in the holy trinity of the UKs elite special forces, before leaving the armed forces in 2012.

Jamie Fry

The nine crew members of Mutiny set off with the same rations as William Bligh, including 16 x 2lb pieces of salt pork - which was replaced with biltong due to customs regulations) and 28 gallons of water which had to last them 48 days.

Ant lost over three stone in four weeks while Luke Kane, the boats doctor, lost four stone.

Ant said: I knew how hard it was going to be so I put on an extra ten kilogrammes to my normal 85kg weight before setting off.

"I lost all of that and 11kg of my own natural body weight so 21kgs in total. I think that indicates how tough it was.

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In 1879, British navy ship HMS Bounty was sailing from Tahiti to the West Indies but during the 17 month voyage, a huge rift developed between the crew and its tough young captain - William Bligh.

In the middle of the South Pacific, a rebellion broke out, and Captain Bligh along with a handful of loyal men were forced into a tiny open boat and left to die.

Miraculously, they managed to survive and navigate 4000 miles to safety, despite being in some of the world's most remote and unforgiving seas.

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When does Mutiny start on Channel 4, who is presenter Ant Middleton and what was the Mutiny on the Bounty? - The Sun

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