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.
- genus: Drama, Action & Adventure
- Studio: BBC Two
- keyword: historical drama, polar exploration, polar expedition
- cast: Michael Hayward, David Schofield, David Rodigan
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