The Last Place on Earth

Feb 18, 1985 (en) Drama [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    Feb 18, 1985
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    The Last Place on Earth
  • Release
    Feb 18, 1985
  • en
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Martin Shaw

    Captain R. F. Scott

  2. Stephen Moore

    Dr. 'Bill' Wilson

  3. Max von Sydow

    Fridtjof Nansen

  4. Pat Roach

    PO Evans

  5. Bill Nighy

    Cecil Meares

  6. Sverre Anker Ousdal

    Roald Amundsen

  7. Hugh Grant

    Cherry-Garrard

  8. Michael Maloney

    Lt. 'Teddy' Evans

  9. Richard Morant

    Capt. 'Titus' Oates

  10. Richard Wilson

    Scott Keltie

  11. Sylvester McCoy

    Lt. 'Birdie' Bowers

  12. Paul Rothery

    'Silas' Wright

  13. Ståle Bjørnhaug

    Olav Bjaaland

  14. Susan Wooldridge

    Kathleen Bruce - Mrs. Scott

  15. Lawrence Douglas

    Bernard Day

  16. Tom Georgeson

    PO Lashly

  17. Robin Soans

    PO Keohane

  18. Hans Ola Sørlie

    Jorgen Stubberud

  19. Alexander Knox

    Sir Clements Markham

  20. Jiří Stanislav

    Dimitri

  21. Jan Hårstad

    Helmer Hanssen

  22. Peter Jeffrey

    Lord Curzon

  23. Nickolas Grace

    Lord Howard de Walden

  24. Richard Todd

    Mr. Barnes

  25. Ivar Nørve

    Oscar Wisting

  26. Jon Eikemo

    Adolf Lindstrom

  27. Sven Nordin

    Gran

  28. Per Theodor Haugen

    Leon Amundsen

  29. Toralv Maurstad

    Hjalmar Johansen

  30. Erik Hivju

    Sverre Hassel

  31. Daragh O'Malley

    PO Crean

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 31 / Crews : 0

Season 1 ( 1985-02-18)

Poles Apart

Episode: 1

Minor Diversions

Episode: 2

Leading Men

Episode: 3

Gentlemen and Players

Episode: 4

The Glories of the Race

Episode: 5

Forgone Conclusion

Episode: 6

Rejoice

Episode: 7
Feb 18, 1985 (en)
Drama
[0] Min
  • First Air Date Feb 18, 1985
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 60%
Original Title The Last Place on Earth
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer