Based on the ill fated 1845 Sir John Franklins expedition to discover the North West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific and its extraordinary 170 year legacy. Set partly on the barren ice floes of the Arctic and partly in the drawing room of Lady Jane Franklin, unspotted snow is a ripping yarn – a bold and adventurous tale of tragedy , mishap, folly, arrogance, madness and betrayal, Victorian heroism and ruthless news management