Shackleton
tv show
4 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired April 13, 1983
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Overview
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.
Our Dead Bodies Must Tell the Tale
Season 1 - Episode 2 - 1h 0m
Air Date
April 20, 1983
Overview
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.
Crew
Guest Stars
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Victoria Fairbrother
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Emily Dorman
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Neil Stacy
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Robert Scott
Geoffrey Chater
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Sir Clements Markham
Raymond Adamson
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R.G.S. Member
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Paul Hastings
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Dr. Edward Wilson
Benjamin Whitrow
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Roald Amundsen
Kevin Whately
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Jameson Adams
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Andrew Seear
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Eric Marshall
Leslie Schofield
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Ernie Joyce
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John Drake
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Professor Edgeworth David
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Brian Orrell
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Douglas Mawson
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Sam Davies
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Captain Evans