Shackleton is a British period television drama series which aired in four parts on BBC 2 in 1983.[1] It portrays the Antarctic expeditions of the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Scriptwriter Christopher Ralling drew on Shackleton's own journals, which were re-published by the BBC as a tie-in to the series.
| Shackleton | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Christopher Ralling |
| Directed by | Martyn Friend |
| Starring | David Schofield |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 13 April – 4 May 1983 |
Cast edit
- David Schofield as Sir Ernest Shackleton
- David Rodigan as Frank Wild
- Michael Hayward as 'Putty' Marston
- Robert Lang as Major Darwin
- Robert James as Sir John Scott-Keltie
- Victoria Fairbrother as Emily Shackleton
- Neil Stacy as Captain R. F. Scott
- Geoffrey Chater as Sir Clements Markham
- Anthony Bate as Lord Curzon
- Benjamin Whitrow as Roald Amundsen
- Michael Sheard as Dr. Koettlitz
- Kevin Whately as Jameson Adams
- Leslie Schofield as Ernie Joyce
- Tara Hiatt as Small Child
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Baskin p.189
Bibliography edit
- Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
- Neville Peat. Shackleton's Whisky: A Spirit of Discovery: Ernest Shackleton's 1907 Antarctic Expedition, and the Rare Malt Whisky He Left Behind. Penguin Random House, 2012.
External links edit
- Shackleton at IMDb
