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Shackleton
2nd January 2002 1 hour 43 mins Season 1 Episode 1

London, 1914. The explorer Ernest Shackleton attempts to raise funds for his expedition to the South Pole on the eve of the First World War, as well as struggling with a complex personal life and his brother's imprisonment for fraud.

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With their ship trapped, Shackleton and his men are forced onto the ice, and it becomes clear that the only way out is to haul boats across the ice floes to the sea. Against all odds, the men reach the water and endure a ninety-mile journey across the South Atlantic to Elephant Island.
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01 Kenneth Branagh profile Kenneth Branaghas Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton 02 Phoebe Nicholls profile Phoebe Nichollsas Emily Shackleton 03 Eve Best profile Eve Bestas Eleanor Shackleton 04 Mark Tandy profile Mark Tandyas Frank Shackleton 05 Ian Mercer profile Ian Merceras Ernest Holness 06 Lorcan Cranitch profile Lorcan Cranitchas Frank Wild 07 Kevin McNally profile Kevin McNallyas Frank Worsley 08 Ken Drury profile Ken Druryas Henry Mcneish 09 Shaun Dooley profile Shaun Dooleyas Hubert Hudson 10 Pip Torrens profile Pip Torrensas James McIlroy 11 Jamie Lee profile Jamie Leeas James Wordie 12 Corin Redgrave profile Corin Redgraveas Lord Curzon
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