The Last Place on Earth is a 1985 Central Television seven part serial, written by Trevor Griffiths based on the book Scott and Amundsen by Roland Huntford. The book is an exploration of the expeditions of Captain Robert F. Scott and his Norwegian rival in polar exploration, Roald Amundsen in their attempts to reach the South Pole. The series ran for seven episodes and starred a wide range of UK and Norwegian character actors as well as featuring some famous names, such as Max von Sydow, Richard Wilson, Sylvester McCoy and Pat Roach. It also featured performances early in their careers by Bill Nighy and Hugh Grant. Subsequently Huntford's book was republished under the same name. The book put forth the point of view that Amundsen's success in reaching the South Pole was abetted by much superior planning, whereas errors by Scott ultimately resulted in the death of him and his companions.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- February 18, 1985
- Last aired
- March 27, 1985
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
Martin Shaw
Captain R. F. Scott
Stephen Moore
Dr. 'Bill' Wilson
Max von Sydow
Fridtjof Nansen
Pat Roach
PO Evans
Bill Nighy
Cecil Meares
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Roald Amundsen
Hugh Grant
Cherry-Garrard
Michael Maloney
Lt. 'Teddy' Evans
Richard Morant
Capt. 'Titus' Oates
Richard Wilson
Scott Keltie
- Written by
- Trevor Griffiths
- Produced by
- Tim Van Rellim
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