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Scott of the Antarctic

Film drama. Determined to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole, naval officer Scott assembles a team to try to beat a Norwegian attempt.

A documentary-style dramatic depiction of the ill-fated 1911 expedition to the South Pole. Determined to lead the first expedition to reach the South Pole, naval officer Scott assembles a team to try to beat a Norwegian attempt. However, the conditions the men face in the Antarctic prove draining and disastrous.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Sat 1 Nov 202509:45
BBC Two

Credits

Captain RF ScottJohn Mills
DirectorCharles Frend
Captain LEG OatesDerek Bond
Dr EA WilsonHarold Warrender
Petty Officer 'Taff' EvansJames Robertson Justice
Lieutenant HR BowersReginald Beckwith
Kathleen ScottDiana Churchill
Oriana WilsonAnne Firth
Lieutenant EGR 'Teddy' EvansKenneth More
Chief Stoker W LashlyNorman Williams
Petty Officer T CreanJohn Gregson
Surgeon Lieutenant EL AtkinsonJames Mc Kechnie
Apsley Cherry-GerrardBarry Letts
Bernard DayChristopher Lee
Herbert PontingClive Morton
QuestionerNoel Howlett
CarolineDandy Nichols
WriterWalter Meade
WriterIvor Montagu
ProducerMichael Balcon

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