Shackleton

Shackleton

Ended First aired 02/Jan/2002 United Kingdom English 2 season(s) 5 episode(s)
DramaAction & Adventure
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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Season 1 · Miniseries
2 episode(s) · Air date: 02/Jan/2002
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S1E2
Part 2
Air date: 03/Jan/2002 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 103 min
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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.

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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.

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Part 1
Air date: 02/Jan/2002 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 103 min
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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.

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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.

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Season 0 · Specials
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Antarctica: A Frozen History
Air date: — · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 103 min
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From the discovery in 1773 by Captain Cook to the extraordinary expeditions led by men like Robert Scott, Ernest Shackleton, and Raold Amundsen, THE HISTORY CHANNEL chronicles the epic adventures at the bottom of the world, while a visit to Antarctica today captures the continent's savage beauty and undiminished danger.

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From the discovery in 1773 by Captain Cook to the extraordinary expeditions led by men like Robert Scott, Ernest Shackleton, and Raold Amundsen, THE HISTORY CHANNEL chronicles the epic adventures at the bottom of the world, while a visit to Antarctica today captures the continent's savage beauty and undiminished danger.

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Biography: Ernest Shackleton
Air date: — · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 103 min
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A & E's landmark series sheds new light on the life and adventures of the legendary polar explorer whose leadership style has been embraced by 21st-century companies worldwide.

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A & E's landmark series sheds new light on the life and adventures of the legendary polar explorer whose leadership style has been embraced by 21st-century companies worldwide.

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The Making of Shackleton
Air date: — · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 103 min
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Go behind the scenes with Kenneth Branagh, director Charles Sturridge, and the rest of the cast and crew as they endure five weeks of dangerous shooting on the floes off Greenland. Like the Endurance itself, their Norwegian ice breaking ship (and base of operations) became trapped in the ice, and crew members actually had to carry shotguns to ward off polar bears!

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Go behind the scenes with Kenneth Branagh, director Charles Sturridge, and the rest of the cast and crew as they endure five weeks of dangerous shooting on the floes off Greenland. Like the Endurance itself, their Norwegian ice breaking ship (and base of operations) became trapped in the ice, and crew members actually had to carry shotguns to ward off polar bears!

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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

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Lynne Huitson
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Matthew Robinson
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Michael Howells
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Judy Farr
Judy Farr
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Henry Braham
Henry Braham
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Shirley Russell
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Rossana Parker
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Jeremy Woodhead
Jeremy Woodhead
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Charles Sturridge
Charles Sturridge
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Peter Coulson
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Celestia Fox
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Delia Fine
Delia Fine
Executive Producer

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