Shackleton
A four-part drama adaptation about the life of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Based on Shackleton’s own journals. 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.
First Aired
April 13, 1983
Last Aired
May 4, 1983
Original Language
en
Popularity
1
Type
Miniseries
Production Companies
BBC
Seven Network
Television New Zealand
The Entertainment Channel
Seasons & Episodes
Episodes
Cast
Michael Hayward
‘Putty’ Marston
David Schofield
Sir Ernest Shackleton
David Rodigan
Frank Wild
Victoria Fairbrother
Emily Dorman, Emily Shackleton
Robert Lang
Major Darwin
Robert James
Sir John Scott-Keltie
Neil Stacy
Robert Scott
Geoffrey Chater
Sir Clements Markham
Raymond Adamson
R.G.S. Member
Paul Hastings
Dr. Edward Wilson
John Watts
Frank Worsley
Peter Dahlsen
Frank Hurley
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