This is yet another National Geographic flop. The initial premise is to set out on an adventure to discover the truth of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, which went missing in the arctic circle in 1845.
Initially it seems we're looking for the lost vessels. But after a rather too long intro we discover the real search is for the remains of the expedition's leader, Captain John Franklin. This is because the "lost" ships' wrecks were actually discovered in 2014 and 2016, with no sign of any crew.
It is described my maritime historians that the grave of the captain will "undoubtedly" contain his diaries and papers and therefore reveal everything that happened. So now we are searching for the grave of a man based on a sighting of an unusual rock formation from the air, but never fear, it's only in a 30 square mile area - it's s done deal!
Not so fast! The explorers get to the search area and smartly deploy a drone to photographically map the area. Unfortunately they spend the next 8 days looking and not finding anything, instead fighting mud, rocks, breakdowns and general nothingness, only to head home. Personally, I wonder if the guy got eaten by a polar bear and there are no remains....
What this documentary does provide is some stunning scenery of the Arctic, but little else sadly.
So the end result is - nothing! 2/10.
Initially it seems we're looking for the lost vessels. But after a rather too long intro we discover the real search is for the remains of the expedition's leader, Captain John Franklin. This is because the "lost" ships' wrecks were actually discovered in 2014 and 2016, with no sign of any crew.
It is described my maritime historians that the grave of the captain will "undoubtedly" contain his diaries and papers and therefore reveal everything that happened. So now we are searching for the grave of a man based on a sighting of an unusual rock formation from the air, but never fear, it's only in a 30 square mile area - it's s done deal!
Not so fast! The explorers get to the search area and smartly deploy a drone to photographically map the area. Unfortunately they spend the next 8 days looking and not finding anything, instead fighting mud, rocks, breakdowns and general nothingness, only to head home. Personally, I wonder if the guy got eaten by a polar bear and there are no remains....
What this documentary does provide is some stunning scenery of the Arctic, but little else sadly.
So the end result is - nothing! 2/10.