Rating:
6.8/10 by 4 users
The Glories of the Race
When the spell of bad weather breaks, Amundsen's team manages to surge ahead, though they have no choice other than to start eating their dogs. Scott reasserts his authority as frustrations cause friction amongst the members of his team.
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Release Date:
Mon, Feb 18, 1985
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 56
Country: GB
Language: En
Runtime: 56
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
Sylvester McCoy
Lt. 'Birdie' Bowers
Paul Rothery
'Silas' Wright
Ståle Bjørnhaug
Olav Bjaaland
Susan Wooldridge
Kathleen Bruce - Mrs. Scott
Lawrence Douglas
Bernard Day
Tom Georgeson
PO Lashly
Robin Soans
PO Keohane
Hans Ola Sørlie
Jorgen Stubberud
Alexander Knox
Sir Clements Markham
Jiří Stanislav
Dimitri
Jan Hårstad
Helmer Hanssen
Peter Jeffrey
Lord Curzon
Nickolas Grace
Lord Howard de Walden
Richard Todd
Mr. Barnes
Ivar Nørve
Oscar Wisting
Jon Eikemo
Adolf Lindstrom
Sven Nordin
Gran
Per Theodor Haugen
Leon Amundsen
Toralv Maurstad
Hjalmar Johansen
Erik Hivju
Sverre Hassel
Daragh O'Malley
PO Crean
Season 1:
In disfavour, Captain Robert Falcon Scott is an explorer without an expedition. Finding rivalry not only abroad but amongst his peers at home he is secretly overjoyed when Shackleton's expedition to the South Pole fails spectacularly.
Preparing for an expedition to the North Pole in defiance of government opposition, Amundsen confides to his brother his secret plans to take the South Pole. This coup would sway public opinion in his direction and sweep away the negative comments of the government hardliners.
Scott discovers that Amundsen is also heading for the Pole and the race is on. Friction amongst the crew is growing and the horses are found to be unsuitable but more bad news is yet to come.
The rivalry between the two expeditionary teams increases and they both discover just how harsh and unforgiving Antarctica can be.
When the spell of bad weather breaks, Amundsen's team manages to surge ahead, though they have no choice other than to start eating their dogs. Scott reasserts his authority as frustrations cause friction amongst the members of his team.
Scott's team is gradually disintegrating and resentment amongst its members runs high. He intends to split his team in two - one travelling onwards to the Pole while the other returns to base.
Amundsen has beaten Scott to the Pole and Scott's team is in a bad way - one member of the team has gone mad and died, rations are low and heavy snows are closing in...
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