S1·E2 – Our Dead Bodies Must Tell the Tale
1983-04-20 • 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.
Cast
Michael Hayward
‘Putty’ Marston

David Schofield
Sir Ernest Shackleton

David Rodigan
Frank Wild
Victoria Fairbrother
Emily Dorman
Neil Stacy
Robert Scott

Geoffrey Chater
Sir Clements Markham

Raymond Adamson
R.G.S. Member
Paul Hastings
Dr. Edward Wilson

Benjamin Whitrow
Roald Amundsen

Kevin Whately
Jameson Adams
Andrew Seear
Eric Marshall

Leslie Schofield
Ernie Joyce