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The Terror

Series 1

Go for Broke

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Autumn, 1846. Over a year into seeking a passage around the north of Canada through icy Arctic seas, Sir John Franklin reckons his two ships are just weeks from success. But his dour deputy Francis Crozier fears otherwise, and a couple of deaths have started to spook the crewmen.

Inspired by the true-life unexplained fate of the exploration vessels Erebus and Terror. Show less

Contributors

Francis Crozier:
Jared Harris
Sir John Franklin:
Ciarán Hinds
James Fitzjames:
Tobias Menzies
Henry Goodsir:
Paul Ready
Cornelius Hickey:
Adam Nagaitis
Thomas Blanky:
Ian Hart
'Lady Silence':
Nive Nielsen
Henry Collins:
Trystan Gravelle
Dr Stanley:
Alistair Petrie
Lady Jane Franklin:
Greta Scacchi
Lt Edward Little:
Matthew McNulty
Thomas Jopson:
Liam Garrigan
William Gibson:
Edward Ashley
Dr MacDonald:
Charles Edwards
Lt. John Irving:
Ronan Raftery
John Bridgens:
John Lynch
John Morfin:
Anthony Flanagan
Sophia Cracroft:
Sian Brooke
Sgt Solomon Tozer:
David Walmsley
Lt Graham Gore:
Tom Weston-Jones
David Young:
Alfie Kingsnorth
Lt George Hodgson:
Christos Lawton
Sir John Ross:
Clive Russell

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