Shackleton 1983

★ 6.5TMDB 1h 0min 1 season

DramaAction & Adventure

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.

Cast

Michael Hayward ‘Putty’ Marston

David Schofield Sir Ernest Shackleton

David Rodigan Frank Wild

Crew

Producers: John Harris
Executive Producers: Adam Clapham
Cinematography: David Whitson
Composer: Francis Shaw

Details

First air date: Apr 13, 1983
Last air date: May 4, 1983
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Episode runtime: 60 min
Network: BBC Two
Status: Ended
Studios: BBC, Seven Network, Television New Zealand, The Entertainment Channel
Country: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English