Shackleton (series)
- User score: 6
- Production country: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production companies: BBC, Seven Network, Television New Zealand, The Entertainment Channel
- Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure
- Release date: 4/13/1983
- Release date of last episode: 5/4/1983
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 4
- Run time: 60 min.
Series description
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 a team on their famous journey aboard the Endurance. When the ship is trapped and crushed by pack-ice, Shackleton and five of his men embark on a desperate 800-mile journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia.