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The Last Place on Earth

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.

1985 |1 Season   |  Drama

Cast

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Martin Shaw

Captain R. F. Scott

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Stephen Moore

Dr. 'Bill' Wilson

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Max von Sydow

Fridtjof Nansen

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Pat Roach

PO Evans

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Bill Nighy

Cecil Meares

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Sverre Anker Ousdal

Roald Amundsen

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Hugh Grant

Cherry-Garrard

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Michael Maloney

Lt. 'Teddy' Evans

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Richard Morant

Capt. 'Titus' Oates

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Richard Wilson

Scott Keltie

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Sylvester McCoy

Lt. 'Birdie' Bowers

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Ståle Bjørnhaug

Olav Bjaaland

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Susan Wooldridge

Kathleen Bruce - Mrs. Scott

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Lawrence Douglas

Bernard Day

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Tom Georgeson

PO Lashly

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Robin Soans

PO Keohane

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Hans Ola Sørlie

Jorgen Stubberud

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Alexander Knox

Sir Clements Markham

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Jiří Stanislav

Dimitri

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Peter Jeffrey

Lord Curzon

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Nickolas Grace

Lord Howard de Walden

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Richard Todd

Mr. Barnes

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Ivar Nørve

Oscar Wisting

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Jon Eikemo

Adolf Lindstrom

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Sven Nordin

Gran

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Per Theodor Haugen

Leon Amundsen

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Toralv Maurstad

Hjalmar Johansen

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Erik Hivju

Sverre Hassel

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Daragh O'Malley

PO Crean

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Creator

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Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

ITV1