Review of Erebus: The Aftermath

I cannot heap enough praise on the tv mini-series from New Zealand which recounts the enquiry into the Air New Zealand DC10 tragedy in Antarctica. It begins with the DC10 leaving for a day trip to the Antarctic and follows the alarm when the plane is reported overdue. Next we follow the court of enquiry, headed by Judge Peter Mahon, brilliantly played by Frank Finlay and we hear the Air New Zealand management attempting to blame the flight crew for the accident. What follows is possibly the best piece of television I have ever seen. I have watched it countless times, and always discover something new. It is a great shame that this has never been released commercially and one wonders whether the 'powers that be' have played a hand in this.