Social Entertainment / TV
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.
Where to watch The Last Place on Earth
The Last Place on Earth is streaming in the US on Amazon Prime Video, Shout! Factory, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video Free, Tubi TV and Amazon MX Player.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 7 episodes (February 18, 1985)
Cast
- Martin Shaw as Captain R. F. Scott
- Stephen Moore as Dr. 'Bill' Wilson
- Max von Sydow as Fridtjof Nansen
- Pat Roach as PO Evans
- Bill Nighy as Cecil Meares
- Sverre Anker Ousdal as Roald Amundsen
- Hugh Grant as Cherry-Garrard
- Michael Maloney as Lt. 'Teddy' Evans
- Richard Morant as Capt. 'Titus' Oates
- Richard Wilson as Scott Keltie
- Sylvester McCoy as Lt. 'Birdie' Bowers
- Paul Rothery as 'Silas' Wright
Details
- First aired
- February 18, 1985
- Episodes
- 7
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- ITV1
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.4 / 10 from 5 votes
Rate The Last Place on Earth out of five, keep it on your watch list, and read what other people are saying — including episode by episode.
Open in Social Entertainment