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.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Shackleton

First Air Date

April 13, 1983

Last Air Date

May 4, 1983

Seasons

Episodes

Language

English

Production Companies

BBC Seven Network Television New Zealand The Entertainment Channel

Networks

BBC Two

S01E04

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.

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