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EP1 All the World's Diamonds Sep 15, 1996

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.

EP2 All the World's Gold Sep 22, 1996

Rhodes invites a young clerk to oversee his business interests while he takes his seat in the Cape parliament.

EP3 The Place of the Killing Sep 29, 1996

Rhodes outwits his greatest rival, Barney Barnato, with a brilliant scheme.

EP4 The Price of My Blood Oct 06, 1996

Has Rhodes's scheme to outwit Lobengula backfired?

EP5 The Chameleon and the Fly Oct 13, 1996

Determined to expand north in search of gold, Rhodes orders his pioneer column, a private army, to enter Mashonaland.

EP6 Land, Gold and Loot Oct 20, 1996

Provoked beyond endurance by Dr. Jameson, Lobengula finally wages war on Rhodes's private army.

EP7 Upsetting the Apple Cart Oct 27, 1996

Rhodes conspires against Kruger and the Boers. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in Rhodesia and Princess Radziwill continues to gather proof of Rhodes's past crimes.

EP8 The Reckoning Nov 03, 1996

Rhodes has to battle against his two greatest enemies - his health, which is failing fast, and Princess Radziwill, who is determined to hound him to the last.

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Released: 15 September 1996 Ended

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Country: United Kingdom

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Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00tv10d

Synopsis

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.

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Ken Stott , Martin Shaw , Joe Shaw

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