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Shackleton

Shackleton

152002•1h 43m•7.1/10
DramaAction & Adventure

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.1/10(37)

The true story of Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole and his epic struggle to lead his crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.

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Production

A+E Global Media, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 4 Television, Firstsight Films

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 2, 2002

Last Aired

January 3, 2002

Networks

Channel 4

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Part 1
Air date: 2002-01-02
London, 1914. The explorer Ernest Shackleton attempts to raise funds for his expedition to the South Pole on the eve of the First World War, as well as struggling with a complex personal life and his brother's imprisonment for fraud.
E2
Part 2
Air date: 2002-01-03
With their ship trapped, Shackleton and his men are forced onto the ice, and it becomes clear that the only way out is to haul boats across the ice floes to the sea. Against all odds, the men reach the water and endure a ninety-mile journey across the South Atlantic to Elephant Island.

Cast

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

Phoebe Nicholls

Phoebe Nicholls

Emily Shackleton

Eve Best

Eve Best

Eleanor Shackleton

Mark Tandy

Mark Tandy

Frank Shackleton

Ian Mercer

Ian Mercer

Ernest Holness

Lorcan Cranitch

Lorcan Cranitch

Frank Wild

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Frank Worsley

Ken Drury

Ken Drury

Henry Mcneish

Shaun Dooley

Shaun Dooley

Hubert Hudson

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

James McIlroy

Jamie Lee

Jamie Lee

James Wordie

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Lord Curzon

Danny Webb

Danny Webb

Perris

Embeth Davidtz

Embeth Davidtz

Rosalind Chetwynd

Mark McGann

Mark McGann

Tom Crean

Nicholas Rowe

Nicholas Rowe

Thomas Orde-Lees

Nigel Whitmey

Nigel Whitmey

William Blakewell

Chris Larkin

Chris Larkin

George Marston

Nicholas Hewetson

Alexander Macklin

Christian Steel

Leonard Hussey

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