Miniseries (2002)
Release date: 2002-01-02
Episodes (2):
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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.
Release date: 2002-01-02
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2. Episode 2
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.
Release date: 2002-01-03
Cast
Kenneth Branagh
as Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Phoebe Nicholls
as Emily Shackleton
Eve Best
as Eleanor Shackleton
Mark Tandy
as Frank Shackleton
Ian Mercer
as Ernest Holness
Lorcan Cranitch
as Frank Wild
Kevin McNally
as Frank Worsley
Ken Drury
as Henry Mcneish
Shaun Dooley
as Hubert Hudson
Pip Torrens
as James McIlroy
Jamie Lee
as James Wordie
Corin Redgrave
as Lord Curzon
Danny Webb
as Perris
Embeth Davidtz
as Rosalind Chetwynd
Mark McGann
as Tom Crean
Nicholas Rowe
as Thomas Orde-Lees
Nigel Whitmey
as William Blakewell
Chris Larkin
as George Marston
Craig Cheetham
as Walter How
Celyn Jones
as Perce Blackborow
Paul Bigley
as Charles Green
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Nicholas Hewetson - Alexander Macklin, Christian Steel - Leonard Hussey, Matt Day - Frank Hurley
Crew - click here to expand
Matthew Robinson - Art Direction, Michael Howells - Production Designer, Blair Jollands - Sound Editor, Philip Barnes - Sound Editor, John Rodda - Sound Mixer, Jonathan Allen - Sound Recordist, Adrian Johnston - Original Music Composer, Kevin Brazier - Sound Editor, Lynne Huitson - Art Direction, Henry Braham - Director of Photography, Peter Coulson - Editor, Wayne Brooks - Sound Editor, Mike Ross-Trevor - Sound Recordist, Celestia Fox - Casting, Michael Howells - Production Design, Judy Farr - Set Decoration, Shirley Russell - Costume Design, Rossana Parker - Makeup Artist, Emilio Nunez - Producer, Francesca Barra - Executive Producer, Selwyn Roberts - Producer, Delia Fine - Executive Producer