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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.

Credits

Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy

Cecil Meares

Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow

Fridtjof Nansen

Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant

Cherry-Garrard

Tom Georgeson
Tom Georgeson

PO Lashly

Sylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy

Lt. 'Birdie' Bowers

Cast

Name Character
Bill Nighy He was 35 , now 74 years old as Cecil Meares
Max von Sydow He was 55 , 90 years old when he died as Fridtjof Nansen
Hugh Grant He was 24 , now 63 years old as Cherry-Garrard
Sven Nordin He was 28 , now 67 years old as Gran
Tom Georgeson He was 47 , now 86 years old as PO Lashly
Sylvester McCoy He was 41 , now 80 years old as Lt. 'Birdie' Bowers
Martin Shaw He was 40 , now 79 years old as Captain R. F. Scott
Nickolas Grace He was 37 , now 76 years old as Lord Howard de Walden
Erik Hivju He was 37 , now 76 years old as Sverre Hassel
Michael Maloney He was 27 , now 66 years old as Lt. 'Teddy' Evans
Ivar Nørve He was 43 , now 82 years old as Oscar Wisting
Sverre Anker Ousdal He was 40 , now 79 years old as Roald Amundsen
Pat Roach He was 47 , 67 years old when he died as PO Evans
Daragh O'Malley He was 30 , now 69 years old as PO Crean
Peter Jeffrey He was 55 , 70 years old when he died as Lord Curzon
Richard Todd He was 65 , 90 years old when he died as Mr. Barnes
Toralv Maurstad He was 58 , now 97 years old as Hjalmar Johansen
Richard Wilson He was 271 , 278 years old when he died as Scott Keltie
Hans Ola Sørlie He was 31 , 34 years old when he died as Jorgen Stubberud
Richard Morant He was 39 , 66 years old when he died as Capt. 'Titus' Oates
Lawrence Douglas He was 14 , now 24 years old as Bernard Day
Alexander Knox He was 78 , 88 years old when he died as Sir Clements Markham
Jiří Stanislav He was 38 , now 77 years old as Dimitri
Per Theodor Haugen He was 52 , now 91 years old as Leon Amundsen
Jon Eikemo He was 45 , now 84 years old as Adolf Lindstrom
Robin Soans He was 38 , now 77 years old as PO Keohane
Jan Hårstad He was 41 , now 80 years old as Helmer Hanssen

Crew

Name Job title
The Last Place on Earth poster
The Last Place on Earth (39 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1985-02-18
  • Runtime: [] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 7