Shackleton (1983)

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.

• First Air Date: 1983-04-13
• Last Air Date: 1983-05-04
• Total Seasons: 1
• Total Episodes: 4
• Episode Runtime: 60 min.
• Network: BBC Two