"Pole to Pole" (1992) TV mini-series

Writer:

Michael Palin (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Documentary

Plot:

Michael Palin undertakes a journey by the most direct route possible with the most land to cross from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Plot Keywords:

Journey | North Pole | Africa | TV Mini-Series | Arctic

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Michael Palin

...

Himself (6 episodes, 1992)

Runtime:

50 min (8 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

South Pole, Antarctica

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

Only a few days after Palin and crew left the Soviet Union, the "Generals' Coup" that arrested Gorbachev and led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the rise of Boris Yeltsin took place, while Palin was still on a Soviet-registered passenger ship crossing the Black Sea.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "I'm Alan Partridge: Basic Alan (#1.4)" (1997)

Wonderful adventure

This is a superb follow-up to "Around The World In 80 Days" in which Michael Palin travels from the North Pole to the South Pole. There is no time limit on this journey, (it lasts over 200 days), but there are still things that can very definately go wrong. Palin's sharp wit and informative nature is on show once more, and the sites ranging from Finland to South Africa are as stunning as you would expect.

I highly recommend this to fans of other travel series.