Basic Info

First Air: April 13, 1983

Rating: ⭐ 6.0/10 (1 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 4

Last Episode

Name: Cape Horn - Or South Georgia?

Season: 1, Episode: 4

Air Date: 1983-05-04

Runtime: 60 min

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.

Shackleton

1983 1 seasons 4 episodes ⭐ 6.0/10 1 votes

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.