NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - A Merchant Navy Man
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/1983
Part one of a four-part serial dramatising the life of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Director: Martyn Friend
Writer: Christopher Ralling
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#2 - Our Dead Bodies Must Tell the Tale
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/1983
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.
Director: Martyn Friend
Writer: Christopher Ralling
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#3 - Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/27/1983
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.
Director: Martyn Friend
Writer: Christopher Ralling
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#4 - Cape Horn - Or South Georgia?
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/1983
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.
Director: Martyn Friend
Writer: Christopher Ralling
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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...
Genres:DramaAction & Adventure
Network:BBC Two
Worst Episodes Summary
"A Merchant Navy Man" is the worst rated episode of "Shackleton". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Martyn Friend and written by Christopher Ralling, it aired on 4/13/1983. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Our Dead Bodies Must Tell the Tale".