Shackleton

Shackleton

Shackleton

Synopsis

Kenneth Branagh stars as Sir Ernest Shackleton in this epic two-part drama about the legendary British explorer. It recounts the story behind his remarkable 1914 expedition to the South Pole, the astonishing hardship endured by his crew and their remarkable escape from seemingly certain death when their ship, The Endurance, became trapped in the ice flow, sank and they were forced to begin life on the ice.

Episodes

Season 1

  • Shackleton, 1

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    In tonight's first episode Shackleton starts planning his expedition in London as talk of war with Germany increases. As he tries to assemble a crew and locate a suitable ship, he faces a number of personal problems with his brother, wife and mistress. But as the temperature drops, The Endurance becomes trapped in the thickening ice and the crew face months of life in permanent darkness.

  • Shackleton, 2

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    In tonight's second episode Shackleton and his men are forced onto the ice with tents and three small lifeboats, and it becomes clear that the only way out is to haul the boats across the ice floes to the sea. Against all the odds the men reach the water's edge only to endure a ninety-mile journey across the South Atlantic to Elephant Island.