Miniseries · 5
Jane McDonald: From Pole to Pole
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Jane McDonald: From Pole to Pole actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Jane McDonald: From Pole to Pole reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Jane sets off on a mission, travelling from Antarctica to the Arctic Circle to experience bucket-list adventures in some of the most breathtaking places on Earth.
Exploring Antarctica, South Georgia, The Falklands, Uruguay, Brazil, Greece, Italy, Norway, Svalbard and the Arctic Circle. It’s an extraordinary route, and JetSetTV can’t wait to bring you along for every moment of it.
Taking in incredible landscapes, wildlife and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Expect helicopter rides, whale watching, unbelievable scenery… and a song or two!
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S01E06
The Arctic Circle
S01E05
The Mediterranean
S01E04
Brazil
S01E03
Uruguay & Southern Brazil
S01E02
South Georgia and the Falklands Islands
S01E01
The Antarctic Peninsula
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Direction
- Jenny MacLeodDirector
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