The Last Place on Earth 39 years old

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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Cast

Name	Character
Bill Nighy He was 35 , now 75 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 64 years old	as Cherry-Garrard
Sven Nordin He was 28 , now 67 years old	as Gran
Tom Georgeson He was 47 , now 87 years old	as PO Lashly
Sylvester McCoy He was 41 , now 81 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 77 years old	as Lord Howard de Walden
Erik Hivju He was 37 , now 77 years old	as Sverre Hassel
Michael Maloney He was 27 , now 67 years old	as Lt. 'Teddy' Evans
Ivar Nørve He was 43 , now 83 years old	as Oscar Wisting
Sverre Anker Ousdal He was 40 , now 80 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 70 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 98 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
Jiří Stanislav He was 38 , now 78 years old	as Dimitri
Per Theodor Haugen He was 52 , now 92 years old	as Leon Amundsen
Jon Eikemo He was 45 , now 85 years old	as Adolf Lindstrom
Robin Soans He was 38 , now 77 years old	as PO Keohane
Alexander Knox He was 78 , 88 years old when he died	as Sir Clements Markham
Jan Hårstad He was 41 , now 81 years old	as Helmer Hanssen

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Name	Job title

The Last Place on Earth (39 years)

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

The Last Place on Earth 39 years old

Credits

Bill Nighy

Max von Sydow

Hugh Grant

Sven Nordin

Tom Georgeson

Sylvester McCoy

Cast

Crew

The Last Place on Earth (39 years)