TV series

Shackleton

Name: Shackleton
Released: 1983
Cast: Michael Hayward, David Schofield, David Rodigan

1983· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 6.5Ended

On BBC Two — From BBC · Seven Network

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Synopsis

In 1914, Ernest Shackleton chooses to lead a team on their famous journey aboard the Endurance. When the ship is trapped and crushed by pack-ice, Shackleton and five of his men embark on a desperate 800-mile journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia.

Themes

biography miniseries antarctica south pole historical drama polar exploration 1910s polar expedition 20th century biographical drama ernest shackleton

Episodes

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E1 A Merchant Navy ManNext upApr 13, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
Part one of a four-part serial dramatising the life of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Guest stars: Michael Sheard (Dr. Koettlitz), Frank Duncan (William Beardmore), Richard Steele (Captain England), John Roden (Porter), Roland Oliver (Scottish Porter), David Soames (First Voter), Richard Latham (Second Voter), Victoria Fairbrother (Emily Dorman)
E2 Our Dead Bodies Must Tell the TaleApr 20, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
October 1908. McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Forced by ice conditions to break an agreement with Scott, Shackleton has returned to Ross Island. From the expedition's base at Cape Royds an attempt to reach the South Pole is about to begin. The logistical setback has severely limited their plans.
Guest stars: Victoria Fairbrother (Emily Dorman), Neil Stacy (Robert Scott), Geoffrey Chater (Sir Clements Markham), Raymond Adamson (R.G.S. Member), Paul Hastings (Dr. Edward Wilson), Benjamin Whitrow (Roald Amundsen), Kevin Whately (Jameson Adams), Andrew Seear (Eric Marshall)
E3 Men Wanted for Hazardous JourneyApr 27, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
1914. Following the shattering news of Scott's death on his return journey from the South Pole, Shackleton formulates a new challenge on Antarctica. Sailing south in 'Endurance', his expedition will cross the vast continent.
Guest stars: Robert Lang (Major Darwin), Robert James (Sir John Scott-Keltie), Victoria Fairbrother (Emily Shackleton), Anthony Bate (Lord Curzon), Ivor Roberts (Jacobsen), Joanna Phillips-Lane (1st Girl), Jiggy Bhore (2nd Girl), Todd Armstrong (Raymond Shackleton)
E4 Cape Horn - Or South Georgia?May 4, 1983 · 60 min
Synopsis
December 1916. After the loss of 'Endurance', Shackleton and his 27 men endeavour to cross the frozen Weddell Sea. Land lies 350 miles away, and as they drift helplessly northwards they know that soon the ice will break beneath them.
Guest stars: John Watts (Frank Worsley), Peter Dahlsen (Frank Hurley), Leonard Maguire (Harry McNeish), John Wheatley (Percy Blackborrow), John Flanagan (Tom Crean), Martin Howells (Alexander Macklin), Stephen Tate (Leonard Hussey), Howard Bell (Sorlle)