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.
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Country
United Kingdom
Status
Ended
Cast
👤
Michael Hayward
‘Putty’ Marston · 4 eps
David Schofield
Sir Ernest Shackleton · 4 eps
David Rodigan
Frank Wild · 4 eps
Robert Lang
Major Darwin · 3 eps
Robert James
Sir John Scott-Keltie · 3 eps
John Flanagan
Tom Crean · 2 eps
Geoffrey Chater
Sir Clements Markham · 2 eps
Raymond Adamson
R.G.S. Member · 2 eps
Leonard Maguire
Harry McNeish · 2 eps
Benjamin Whitrow
Roald Amundsen · 1 eps
Anthony Bate
Lord Curzon · 1 eps
Leslie Schofield
Ernie Joyce · 1 eps
Kevin Whately
Jameson Adams · 1 eps
Michael Sheard
Dr. Koettlitz · 1 eps
Howard Lee
Newsboy · 1 eps
Steve Plytas
Whaling Skipper · 1 eps
Ivor Roberts
Jacobsen · 1 eps
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Where to Watch
Streaming
Amazon Prime Video Episode Guide
1
A Merchant Navy Man
Part one of a four-part serial dramatising the life of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
2
Our Dead Bodies Must Tell the Tale
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.
3
Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey
1914. Following the shattering news of Scott's death on his return journey from the South Pole, Shackleton formulates a new challenge on Antarctica. Sailing south in 'Endurance', his expedition will cross the vast continent.
4
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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