The Search for the Nile (1971)
Synopsis
The Search for the Nile is a 1971 BBC One docudrama miniseries about the 19th-century European quest to find the source of the Nile River, focusing on explorers like Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, and David Livingstone. The acclaimed six-part series, starring Kenneth Haigh as Burton, is known for its detailed portrayal of the explorers' hardships, rivalries, and discoveries, winning a Primetime Emmy and a Peabody Award.
First Air Date: 1971-09-22
Last Air Date: 1971-10-27
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Created By: Derek Marlowe, Michael Hastings
Networks: BBC One
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- James Mason as Narrator
- Kenneth Haigh as Sir Richard Francis Burton
- John Quentin as John Hanning Speke
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Isabel Burton
- Michael Gough as David Livingstone
- André van Gyseghem as Sir Roderick Murchison
- Ian McCulloch as Captain James Grant
- Norman Rossington as Samuel Baker
- Seth Adagala as Bombay
- Salim Mohamed as Sheik Snay
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