Sir Francis Drake (TV series) Sir Francis Drake (TV series) Sir Francis Drake (aka The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake) is a 1961-1962 British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the "Golden Hind". As well as battles at sea and sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Queen Elizabeth's court. The series was a joint ABC/ATV production, made at Elstree Studios and on historical sites in England. A replica of the "Golden Hind" was constructed at a cost of £25,000 and was used for filming in and around the bays of Torbay and Dartmouth.
Sir Francis Henry Drake, 5th Baronet Sir Francis Henry Drake, 5th Baronet Sir Francis Henry Drake, 5th Baronet (29 August 1723 – 19 February 1794) was an English Master of the Household and Member of Parliament. He was born the eldest son of Sir Francis Drake, 4th Baronet, whom he succeeded in 1740. He was educated at Winchester School (1734-39), Eton College (1740) and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1740-44. He then studied law at Lincoln's Inn (1740). He was a Ranger of Dartmoor Forest for life from 1752. He served as a Clerk of the Green Cloth from 1753 to 1770, rising from second clerk comptroller