Episodes
1. A Merchant Navy Man
April 13, 1983
60 min
Part one of a four-part serial dramatising the life of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Guest Stars:
Michael Sheard, Frank Duncan, Richard Steele, John Roden, Roland Oliver
2. Our Dead Bodies Must Tell the Tale
April 20, 1983
60 min
October 1908. McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Forced by ice conditions to break an agreement with Scott, Shackleton has returned to Ross Island. From the expedition's base at Cape Royds an attempt to reach the South Pole is about to begin. The logistical setback has severely limited their plans.
Guest Stars:
Victoria Fairbrother, Neil Stacy, Geoffrey Chater, Raymond Adamson, Paul Hastings
3. Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey
April 27, 1983
60 min
1914. Following the shattering news of Scott's death on his return journey from the South Pole, Shackleton formulates a new challenge on Antarctica. Sailing south in 'Endurance', his expedition will cross the vast continent.
Guest Stars:
Robert Lang, Robert James, Victoria Fairbrother, Anthony Bate, Ivor Roberts
4. Cape Horn - Or South Georgia?
May 4, 1983
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.
Guest Stars:
John Watts, Peter Dahlsen, Leonard Maguire, John Wheatley, John Flanagan