The Last Place on Earth
First air date: 1985-02-18

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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.


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Martin Shaw

as Captain R. F. Scott

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Stephen Moore

as Dr. 'Bill' Wilson

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Max von Sydow

as Fridtjof Nansen

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Pat Roach

as PO Evans

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Bill Nighy

as Cecil Meares

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Sverre Anker Ousdal

as Roald Amundsen

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Hugh Grant

as Cherry-Garrard

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Michael Maloney

as Lt. 'Teddy' Evans

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Richard Morant

as Capt. 'Titus' Oates

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Richard Wilson

as Scott Keltie

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Sylvester McCoy

as Lt. 'Birdie' Bowers

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Paul Rothery

as 'Silas' Wright

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Ståle Bjørnhaug

as Olav Bjaaland

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Susan Wooldridge

as Kathleen Bruce - Mrs. Scott

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Lawrence Douglas

as Bernard Day

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Tom Georgeson

as PO Lashly

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Robin Soans

as PO Keohane

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Hans Ola Sørlie

as Jorgen Stubberud

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Alexander Knox

as Sir Clements Markham

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Jiří Stanislav

as Dimitri

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