The Last Place On Earth.1of7.Poles Apart (1985)

Episode 1 of the brilliant 1985 film miniseries based on the award-winning book by writer Roland Huntford re-examining every detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott (Martin Shaw) and Norway's Roald Amundsen (Sverre Anker Ousdal). This account of their race is a gripping, highly viewable slice of history that captures the driving ambitions of the era and the complex, often deeply flawed men who were charged with carrying them out.

Cast:
Martin Shaw – Captain R. F. Scott
Sverre Anker Ousdal – Roald Amundsen
Max von Sydow – Fridtjof Nansen
Brian Dennehy – Frederick Cook
Alexander Knox – Sir Clements Markham
Stephen Moore – Dr. "Uncle Bill" Wilson
Ståle Bjørnhaug – Olav Bjaaland
Michael Maloney – Lieutenant "Teddy" Evans
Richard Morant – Captain "Titus" Oates
Sylvester McCoy – Lieutenant "Birdie" Bowers
Robin Soans – Dr. "Atch" Atkinson
Jan Hårstad – Helmer Hanssen
Erik Hivju – Sverre Hassel
Jon Eikemo – Adolf Lindstrøm
Ivar Nørve – Oscar Wisting
Hans Ola Sørlie - Jørgen Stubberud
Nils Ole Oftebro - Thorvald Nilsen
Bjørn Skagestad - Kristian Prestrud
Sven Nordin - Tryggve Gran
Pat Roach – Edgar Evans
Susan Wooldridge – Kathleen Scott, née Bruce
Bill Nighy – Cecil Meares
Tom Georgeson – Chief Stoker "Bill" Lashly
Hugh Grant – Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Daragh O'Malley – Tom Crean

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