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Shackleton

Release

13 Apr 1983

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Production

BBC Two

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.

Season 1

Air Date:14 Apr 1983
Available

A Merchant Navy Man

Part one of a four-part serial dramatising the life of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

Runtime:1h
Air Date:14 Apr 1983Available

Episodes of Season 1

4 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
S1 E1