Rhodes
- 1996
- Ended
- Drama
- ~45m / ep
- 1 season
- 9.0/10
Martin Shaw stars as Cecil Rhodes, the man whose controversial career included the creation of de Beers, the addition of nearly one million square miles to the Britain's African Empire, and had given his name to a country (Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) larger than most of Europe. Martin Shaw's son plays the younger Rhodes and other cast members include Neil Pearson, Frances Barber and Ken Stott.
Latest: Miniseries · 1996
View all seasonsE1. All the World's Diamonds
Sep 15, 1996 · 45m
Seventeen years old Cecil Rhodes joins his brother in the rush for diamonds in southern Africa, where he outwits his fellow prospectors, reorganizes the workforce and forms a breath-taking vision to extend the British Empire from the Cape to Cairo.
E2. All the World's Gold
Sep 22, 1996 · 45m
Rhodes invites a young clerk to oversee his business interests while he takes his seat in the Cape parliament.
E3. The Place of the Killing
Sep 29, 1996 · 45m
Rhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.
E4. The Price of My Blood
Oct 6, 1996 · 45m
Has Rhodes's scheme to outwit Lobengula backfired?
E5. The Chameleon and the Fly
Oct 13, 1996 · 45m
Determined to expand north in search of gold, Rhodes orders his pioneer column, a private army, to enter Mashonaland.
E6. Land, Gold and Loot
Oct 20, 1996 · 45m
Provoked beyond endurance by Dr. Jameson, Lobengula finally wages war on Rhodes's private army.
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