Shackleton

Shackleton (1983)

EndedScripted showDrama, Adventure, History

Having had a taste of Antarctic adventure on Captain Scott's failed 1901 bid to reach the South Pole, seven years later Ernest Shackleton leads his own expedition. Agonisingly close to reaching the Pole, the men have to pull back in an appalling blizzard to reach their ship before the advancing ice cuts off the passage home. By 1911 Roald Amundsen has reached the Pole and Scott and his men, trailing in the Norwegian's wake, have perished. Undeterred, in 1914 Shackleton and his trusted deputy Frank Wild set out on their most famous journey aboard Endurance, with the aim of crossing the icy continent from sea to sea.

Network
Scheduleevery Wednesday at 21:30 (60 min)

Last Episode

Cape Horn - or South Georgia?
Season 1Episode 460 min

Cape Horn - or South Georgia?

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.

May 4, 1983

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E04Cape Horn - or South Georgia?May 4, 1983
S01E03Men Wanted for Hazardous JourneyApr 27, 1983
S01E02Our Dead Bodies Must Tell the TaleApr 20, 1983
S01E01A Merchant Navy ManApr 13, 1983
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Cast

David Schofield

David Schofield

plays Ernest Shackleton
Geoffrey Chater

Geoffrey Chater

plays Sir Clements Markham
Robert Lang

Robert Lang

plays Major Darwin
David Rodigan

David Rodigan

plays Frank Wild
Michael Hayward

Michael Hayward

plays 'Putty' Marston
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Characters

Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Shackleton

played by David Schofield
Sir Clements Markham

Sir Clements Markham

played by Geoffrey Chater
Major Darwin

Major Darwin

played by Robert Lang
Frank Wild

Frank Wild

played by David Rodigan
'Putty' Marston

'Putty' Marston

played by Michael Hayward
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