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Episode 6: "Foregone Conclusion"
Three teams of sledge-pulling men labor for weeks climbing the Beardmore Glacier as Scott urgently tries to recover the
time lost in the Ice Barrier blizzard. One of the two support teams (the one commanded by surgeon Atkinson) is sent by
Scott back to base once the Beardmore is climbed. Prior to parting from Scott, Atkinson recommends that Scott choose
someone other than P.O. Edgar Evans to represent the "lower deck" in the polar party, but Scott dismisses Atkinson's
advice, not aware as yet that P.O. Evans has injured his finger on a sledge nail. Amundsen and his four companions
complete their trek to the Pole with their dogs on December 14, 1911, more than a month ahead of Scott. They mark the
site with flags and leave the Pole, to return to base by the same route on which they came to "polar glory", with surplus
food and fuel! Scott decides to add a man to his final party, and Teddy Evans is not selected. Scott dispatches Evans back
to base with two men and proceeds to the Pole with Dr. Wilson, Bowers, Oates, and P.O. Evans. They attain the Pole on
January 17, 1912 to find they have been forestalled by Amundsen. Scott cries in Wilson's arms. The five dejected explorers
plant the British flag in the polar snow and leave the Pole for their return journey to McMurdo base. Amundsen arrives at
Framheim and learns from his ship's mate that the British have already cast him in the villain's role. Scott and his men
are plagued by "short rations" and wayward marches that force them to "double back" in search of desperately needed
depots. P.O. Evans' injured finger and frozen foot weaken him, and he becomes demented during descent of the Beardmore. On
February 17, near the foot of the glacier, he wanders away from Scott's group, and Oates finds his dead body.

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[esfb8zs]

This is probably one of the best historical docu-dramas ever made. They stuck to the facts and resisted the tempation take dramatic license.

[hemming57]

What's amazing to me is that when Amunsen's backers found out he went south instead of north they wanted to sue him for breaking his contract!

[enochsneed]

@monkeyboy4746 I think you're getting confused with the old 'Scott of the Antarctic' film with John Mills. In that film Wilson goes into the tent and brings out a letter from Amundsen to the king of Norway and a note asking Scott to post it. John Mills's Scott, blinking back his tears of disappointment, tries to make a joke by saying "He's forgotten to stamp it." I can't tell you how many times I've watched that film!

[eastlight]

I couldn't imagine Capt.. Scott crying like that - stiff upper lip and all that.

[monkeyboy4746]

I seem to remember a deleted scene here, Scott goes into the tent, retrieves the letters, comes out and laments to Wilson that Amundsen's letter to the king of Norway did not have postage on it. I also remember some of the scenes were in Norwegian with English subtitles, but it has been a long time since I first saw it on Masterpiece Theatre.

[hansbaer3]

@DeepSnowBand It was Wilson. They had a lot of problems with snow blindness on these journeys.

[DeepSnowBand]

Who was the one withbad eyes?



[DeepSnowBand]

The costumes are very realistic as far as i can tell from his diaries and photos...

[campgalley]

Connections (I smile), Wilson found Glossopteris fossils. An important find. My family friend was with the geologist team that found the only NZ samples (linking it too to the Permian super contenent - Productus Creek, in the Takitumu foothills, Southland, New Zealand.

[ThePolarguide]

High psycologic preasure...