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Shackleton (1983)

6 | Apr 13, 1983 (GB) | Drama, Action & 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.

No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
4

Cast

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Michael Hayward
‘Putty’ Marston
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David Schofield
Sir Ernest Shackleton
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David Rodigan
Frank Wild